NVIDIA
Technology
ChipPowerEstimationEngineer
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“Chip Power Estimation Engineer at NVIDIA. Skills: Power estimation, Chip architecture, GPU, SOCs. Architecture power estimation models. Develop power estimation models”
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
2+ years experience, fundamentals in power, Familiarity with low power design techniques, background in power estimation techniques, Good programming skills, Good skills with object-oriented programming and design
Nice to Have
Exposure to lab setup, ability to analyze board level power issues, Exposure to power analysis EDA tools, Good communication skills, desire to work as a great teammate
What You'll Do.
Architecture power estimation models
Develop power estimation models
Understand chip architecture
Understand application use-cases
Understand low power design techniques
Understand process technology aspects
Develop estimation infrastructure
Estimate power consumption
Work with architecture teams
Work with design teams
Work with synthesis teams
Work with timing teams
Work with circuit teams
Work with post silicon teams
Architecture power estimation models
Develop power estimation models
Develop power models for use-cases
Develop power models for Idle power
Develop power models for IO power
Design tools based on models
Test tools based on models
Correlate power models
Calibrate power models
Analyze chip configuration
Decide chip configuration
Analyze process technology options
Decide process technology options
Study Performance/Watt improvement ideas
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams
Communication Scope
Communication skills
Full Job Description
NVIDIA is seeking a passionate, creative, and highly motivated engineer to work on architectural power estimation for the world’s leading GPUs and SOCs. In this position, the responsibility includes development of advanced power models to estimate chip and board power under product driven use cases. You are expected to understand the high-level chip architecture, application use-cases, low power design techniques, process technology aspects which impact dynamic and leakage power, develop the estimation infrastructure, estimate power consumption under various scenarios. You will be working with architecture, design, synthesis, timing, circuit, and post silicon teams to accomplish your tasks. This position offers the opportunity to have real impact in a dynamic, technology-focused company impacting product lines ranging from consumer graphics to self-driving cars and the growing field of artificial intelligence. We have crafted a team of outstanding people stretching around the globe, whose mission is to push the frontiers of what is possible today and define the platform for the future of computing. At NVIDIA, our employees are passionate about parallel and visual computing. We're united in our quest to transform the way graphics are used to solve some of the most complex problems in computer science. The GPU started out as an engine for simulating human imagination, conjuring up the amazing virtual worlds of video games and Hollywood films. Today, NVIDIA’s GPU simulates human intelligence, running deep learning algorithms and acting as the brain of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can perceive and understand the world. NVIDIA is increasingly known as “the AI computing company.” **What you’ll be doing:** * Architecture, development and correlation of power estimation models/tools for NVIDIA's chips * Help architect and develop power models for use-cases, Idle power and IO power. * Chip in to design the tools based on these models and their testing method
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