HSIO Functional and Power Management Engineer

NVIDIA; United States; On-site; USD 168,000 - 311,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA Silicon Co-Design Group seeks a versatile engineer for the HW ArchDev team to drive high-speed interconnects and energy-efficient IO design across AI, graphics, and automotive domains.

You will work with NVLink/NVLink-C2C initiatives, pushing energy efficiency and system integration, with a strong emphasis on cross-team collaboration and hardware-software interaction.

Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in EE/CE or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years working on HSIO with power management, perf/power modeling, bringup or debugging.
• Experience with system-level & interconnect power management optimizations.
• Silicon & platform-level power modeling for active/idle use cases.
• Understanding firmware/driver structures and HW interaction.
• Track record of influence, leadership and collaboration across teams.

Responsibilities

• Design next generation high-speed IOs (NVLink, NVLink-C2C).
• Optimize IO power and push energy efficiency.
• Ensure interoperability with devices and system components in complex interconnect topologies.
• Debug HSIO bugs across multiple teams.
• Collaborate with system architects, mixed signal/design, DGX, software/firmware, QA, operations, and AE teams to drive design, development, debug, and release of products.

Skills

HSIO expertise

Power management

System bringup

Interconnect knowledge

Cross-team leadership

Education

BS/MS in EE/CE

Job description

NVIDIA Silicon Co-Design Group is seeking a versatile engineer to be part of the HW ArchDev team. The SSG team is uniquely positioned to have an end-to-end view of the product development cycle - from early arch definition, through bringup, to product release.

Our ArchDev arm is a hub for all silicon and system-level feature development, cost-benefit analysis, system integration solutions, and system POR alignment. As a member of this team, you will dive into next-gen high-speed interconnects like NVLink and NVLink-C2C to make advancements in efficiency and stability. This position offers the opportunity to have a real impact in a dynamic, technology-focused company, impacting product lines ranging from artificial intelligence to consumer graphics to self-driving cars and more.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Contribute to the design of the next generation of high-speed IOs, including NVLink and NVLink-C2C.
• Responsible for IO power optimizations and continuing to push energy efficiency.
• Ensure interoperability with connected devices and system components in complex interconnect topologies
• Deep dive into technically challenging HSIO bugs and help drive debug efforts across various teams
• Work closely and proactively with other engineering teams such as system architects, mixed signal and design, DGX, software/firmware, HW/SW QA, operations, and AE teams to drive design, development, debug, and release of next-generation products.

What We Need To See

• BS or MS degree in EE/CE or equivalent experience
• Minimum 10 years working on HSIO with the following capacity - power management, use case analysis, perf/power modeling, bringup, and/or debug.
• Ownership and working experience in some of the following areas:
  • Experience with system-level and interconnect power management optimizations
  • Silicon and platform-level power modeling for active/idle use cases
  • Understanding of firmware/driver structures and their interaction with HW.
  • Track record of influence, leadership, and collaboration across multiple teams towards a unified goal.
  • Strong EE fundamentals, knowledgeable in computer architecture, high-speed interfaces, timing analysis, process variations, statistical error rates, and power analysis.

With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We welcome you to join our team with some of the most hard-working people in the world working together to promote rapid growth. Are you passionate about becoming a part of a best-in-class team supporting the latest in GPU and AI technology? If so, we want to hear from you.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 168,000 USD - 264,500 USD for Level 4, and 196,000 USD - 310,500 USD for Level 5.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until September 1, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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