NVIDIA

Technology

SeniorPowerandPerformanceEngineer

$168–311k Santa Clara, California, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Senior Power and Performance Engineer at NVIDIA. Skills: Power management, Performance optimization, System architecture, Silicon design. Architect system-level features. Integrate system-level features”

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Problem-solving skills; Debug complex issues; Develop workarounds

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

BS or MS in EE/CE, 8+ years silicon power architecture, 8+ years system-level design, 8+ years validation, 8+ years power/performance optimization, EE fundamentals, Digital design, Low power design, DVFS, Control systems, Power management, Timing, Architecture, Solid understanding firmware/driver structures, Solid understanding HW/SW interaction, Programming proficiency in C/C++, Programming proficiency in Python, Programming proficiency in Perl, Windows/Linux environments

Nice to Have

Familiarity with clocking, Familiarity with boot/reset flows, Familiarity with system architecture, Hands-on lab experience, Silicon bringup exposure

What You'll Do.

Architect system-level features

Integrate system-level features

Optimize product efficiency

Build feature roadmaps

Address low-power needs

Address low-noise needs

Address performance-per-watt needs

Perform use-case analysis

Perform cost-benefit trade-offs

Partner with architecture teams

Partner with ASIC teams

Partner with board/platform teams

Partner with software/firmware teams

Partner with marketing teams

Drive design decisions

Track industry trends

Translate needs into roadmaps

Support manufacturing

Support customer escalations

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional leadership; Architecture teams; ASIC teams; Board/platform teams; Software/firmware teams; Marketing teams; Cross-functional teams

Communication Scope

Communication skills; Technical documentation

Process & Methodology

Feature roadmaps, Product development lifecycle

Full Job Description

NVIDIA's Silicon Co-design Group (SCG) sits at a rare intersection: we own the full product development lifecycle, from early architecture definition through silicon bringup to product release. Our ArchDev team is the hub for silicon and system-level feature development, driving tradeoff analysis, system integration, and POR alignment across the entire organization. If you want to see your work go from whiteboard to world-class silicon, this is where that happens. **What You 'll Be Doing:** * Architect and integrate system-level performance and power management features, controllers, and policies to optimize product efficiency across datacenter and client products. * Build feature roadmaps to address low-power, low-noise, and performance-per-watt product needs through prototyping, use-case analysis, and cost/benefit trade-offs. * Partner with architecture, ASIC, board/platform, software/firmware, and marketing teams to drive design decisions and debug complex issues. * Track industry trends and market needs and translate them into forward-looking roadmaps that keep NVIDIA's products ahead of the curve. * Lead debug efforts, develop workarounds, and support bringup, validation, manufacturing, and customer escalations. **What We Need to See:** * BS or MS in EE/CE (or equivalent experience) with 8+ years in silicon power architecture, system-level design, validation, and power/performance optimization. * Strong EE fundamentals: digital design, low power design, DVFS, control systems, power management, timing, and architecture. * Solid understanding of firmware/driver structures and HW/SW interaction. * Familiarity with clocking, boot/reset flows, and system architecture is a plus. * Hands-on lab experience (oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers) and silicon bringup exposure are a bonus. * Programming proficiency in C/C++, Python, or Perl in Windows/Linux environments. * Strong problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills. **Ways to Stand Out in a Crow

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