Senior GPU Power-Management Systems Engineer

NVIDIA; California (MO); On-site; USD 224,000 - 431,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior System Software Engineer to join the GPU Performance and Power Management Software team. You will architect production software for P-states and DVFS, and develop real-time controllers to optimize GPU performance, power, and thermals in demanding data-center workloads.

You will collaborate with GPU architects and hardware designers to define interfaces and influence power-management for next-gen GPUs, while debugging complex issues across firmware, drivers, and

Qualifications

• BS or MS in CS/CE/EE or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years in system software, embedded firmware, or hardware-related production software.
• Strong C programming skills with low-level software experience.
• Deep understanding of operating-system fundamentals, device-driver architecture, embedded or real-time software.
• Experience interpreting hardware specifications and developing software interfaces for registers and telemetry.
• Strong understanding of computer architecture and hardware-software interactions.
• Proven ability to independently debug complex problems across multiple software and hardware layers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills across organizational and geographic boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, implement, and debug GPU power- and performance-management software (P-states, DVFS).
• Develop real-time controllers and policies that optimize GPU performance, power, and thermals.
• Drive features across full product lifecycle from requirements to production support.
• Collaborate with GPU architects and hardware designers on interfaces and power-management capabilities.
• Analyze interactions among workloads, clocks, voltages, and system policies.
• Lead investigation of power, performance, stability, and reliability issues across firmware, drivers, and platform software.
• Develop validation strategies and automation for functional correctness and robustness.
• Create architecture and interface specifications for new power-management features.
• Partner with distributed teams across architecture, ASIC, firmware, driver, validation, and data-center systems.

Skills

C programming

OS fundamentals

Driver architecture

Concurrency

Debugging

Verbal communication

Education

BS/MS in CS/CE/EE

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior System Software Engineer to join the GPU Performance and Power Management Software team. You will architect production software for P-states and DVFS, and develop real-time controllers to optimize GPU performance, power, and thermals in demanding data-center workloads.

You will collaborate with GPU architects and hardware designers to define interfaces and influence power-management for next-gen GPUs, while debugging complex issues across firmware, drivers, and