Power Management Architect

Velaura; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Flexible work arrangements

Paid time off

Job summary

Velaura is seeking a Power Management Architect to own the power architecture for the Physical AI SoC, spanning silicon, firmware, and platform software. You will define DVFS, power states, and power delivery networks to meet performance within tight power and thermal budgets.

You will lead cross-functional teams through architecture phases, tape-out, and production, shaping power policies and ensuring efficient field operation for AI and real-time workloads.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in power management, mixed-signal, or SoC architecture.
• Deep expertise in low-power techniques: multiple power domains, DVFS, clock/power gating, adaptive voltage scaling, retention, and power state management.
• Strong understanding of power delivery networks, PMICs, voltage regulation, and interacting with thermal and package constraints.
• Hands-on with power intent and low-power methodology (UPF/CPF) and power modeling across SoC design flow.
• Experience cross-collaborating across silicon design, firmware, and platform software to define/validate power policies.
• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Electrical/Computing Eng or related field, or equivalent.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with mentoring track record.

Responsibilities

• Own the SoC power architecture: define power domains, DVFS, power states, and delivery network.
• Define dynamic/static power management techniques to maximize performance-per-watt for AI workloads.
• Model power budgets across use cases; drive PPA trade-offs with teams.
• Architect on-die power management and control subsystem and related firmware policies.
• Embed power intent (UPF) into design flow and validate through bring‑up.
• Define power/thermal management for real-world operation and safe operating limits.
• Establish standards, modeling methods, and mentor engineers across the org.

Skills

Power management

SoC architecture

UPF/CPF

DVFS

Power integrity

Cross-functional leadership

Mentoring engineers

Education

Electrical/Computer Engineering

Job description

Role Overview

Velaura is designing the compute silicon that powers robots, autonomous systems, and intelligent machines that operate in the physical world—where energy is scarce, thermal headroom is limited, and every milliwatt affects range, runtime, and performance. As Power Management Architect for our Physical AI System-on-Chip (SoC), you will own the power architecture of our silicon: defining how the chip delivers, distributes, and manages energy across compute, AI/NPU, memory, and I/O so that our platforms hit their performance targets within tight power and thermal budgets.

This is a foundational, cross-cutting role spanning silicon, firmware, platform software, and product teams. You will set Velaura’s power management strategy from the earliest architecture phase through tape-out and production—shaping power delivery, voltage and frequency scaling, low-power states, and the hardware/software control that keeps Physical AI systems efficient in the field.

Responsibilities

• Own the SoC power architecture: define power domains, voltage/frequency (DVFS) strategy, power states, and the power delivery network across Velaura’s Physical AI silicon roadmap.

• Define dynamic and static power management techniques including clock and power gating, adaptive voltage scaling, body biasing, and retention strategies, to maximize performance-per-watt for AI and real-time workloads.

• Establish power and energy budgets and model them across use cases; drive power, performance, and area (PPA) trade-offs with architecture, design, and product teams.

• Architect the on-die power management and control subsystem—PMIC interface, power management controller, sensors, and telemetry—and the firmware/software policies that drive it.

• Partner with silicon design, firmware, thermal, package, and platform software teams to embed power intent (e.g., UPF) into the design flow and validate it through implementation and silicon bring-up.

• Define power and thermal management for sustained real-world operation, including thermal throttling, energy-aware scheduling, and safe operating limits.

• Establish power architecture standards, modeling methodology, and review practices; mentor engineers and raise the power-engineering bar across the organization.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years in power management, mixed-signal, or SoC architecture, with significant experience defining power architecture for shipping silicon or embedded platforms.

• Deep expertise in low-power design techniques: multiple power domains, DVFS, clock/power gating, adaptive voltage scaling, retention, and power state management.

• Strong understanding of power delivery networks, PMICs, voltage regulation, and the interaction between power, thermal, and package constraints.

• Hands‑on experience with power intent and low-power methodology (e.g., UPF/CPF) and with power modeling and analysis across the SoC design flow.

• Experience working across silicon design, firmware, and platform software to define and validate power management policies from architecture through silicon bring‑up.

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a track record of influencing technical direction and mentoring engineers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience optimizing power for AI/ML accelerators or NPUs and for real‑time or latency‑sensitive edge workloads.

• Familiarity with robotics, automotive, mobile, or other power‑and thermally‑constrained domains, and with battery and energy‑storage considerations.

• Experience with energy‑aware software/firmware, thermal management, and silicon power characterization and correlation.

• Prior experience at an early‑stage or high‑growth semiconductor or hardware company, building power architecture and methodology from the ground up.

$200,000 - $300,000 a year

Compensation & Benefits

At Velaura, we believe exceptional talent deserves exceptional rewards. Compensation for this role includes a base salary and very competitive equity compensation, allowing team members to share in the company’s long‑term success.

The base pay listed represents a good faith estimate that the Company reasonably expects to pay for this position at the time of hire. Actual compensation will depend on multiple factors, including the candidate's skills, qualifications, relevant experience, and geographic location.

In addition to base salary and equity compensation, Velaura offers a comprehensive benefits package that may include medical, dental, and vision coverage; paid time off; flexible work arrangements; professional development opportunities; and other benefits designed to support the well‑being and growth of our team.

Velaura is committed to pay equity and transparency and regularly benchmarks compensation to ensure we remain competitive in the market.

Why Velaura?

Velaura is building next‑generation compute technology for cloud, edge, and PhysicalAI. Our solutions will enable robots, autonomous systems, drones, and other intelligentmachines to operate efficiently in the physical world.
This is an opportunity to help build foundational technology at a time when the industry is undergoing fundamental change. You will work alongside experienced leaders, architects, engineers, and operators who have delivered industry‑defining products across mobile, cloud, semiconductor, and AI platforms. If you enjoy solving difficult problems, working across disciplines, and helping shape thefuture of Physical AI, we would love to hear from you.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Accommodations

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opportunities to minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans.

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