Senior Power Integrity Co-Design Engineer

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a Senior Power Integrity Co-Design Engineer to architect di/dt mitigation across silicon, package, board, and platform. This role translates product noise targets into shipped specifications and feeds silicon findings back into the next generation's build.

You will partner with architecture, silicon, and platform teams to define targets, drive closure, and own Sim-to-Si correlation for noise.

Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD in EE, CE, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years in silicon power integrity, voltage noise, or PDN.
• Deep expertise in at least one: di/dt analysis, voltage droop, PDN design, transient noise, decap budgeting, or regulator response.
• Hands-on silicon bring-up, characterization, and correlation.
• Comfort with bench equipment and simulators.
• Strong Sim-to-Si correlation instincts and system-level objectivity.
• Ability to drive decisions in a matrix environment and document outcomes.
• Spec-driven, with documentation and shipment focus.

Responsibilities

• Architect voltage-noise mitigation across silicon, package, board, platform and own codesign trade-offs.
• Co-design noise features with Speed, Power, Reliability, Circuit Design, Power-Arch, ASIC, and platform teams.
• Be the connective tissue across the codesign web.
• Define product-level voltage noise targets, drive them to closure, and sign them off at shipment.
• Build and own the Sim-to-Si correlation methodology for noise.
• Model and prototype next-gen noise features and codify them for future programs.
• Lead show-stopper noise bugs during bringup and drive timely resolutions.
• Drive architecture-level codesign tradeoffs across V/F, Power, Noise, Reliability, and Thermal boundaries.

Skills

di/dt analysis

voltage droop

PDN design

silicon bring-up

system-level thinking

Education

BS / MS / PhD in EE/CE or related field

Tools

Oscilloscopes

DAQ systems

Simulators

Job description

The SCG Architecture team is hiring a Senior Power Integrity Co-Design Engineer to architect and deliver di/dt mitigation across silicon, package, board, and platform. This role bridges architecture, silicon, and platform — translating product noise targets into shipped specifications, and feeding silicon findings back into the next generation's build. Success in this role requires strong systems thinking and a willingness to accept ambiguity. It also requires the ability to apply AI as a force multiplier while maintaining rigorous engineering judgment.

What you'll be doing:

• Architect voltage-noise mitigation across the full stack — silicon, package, board, platform — and own the codesign trade-offs between them.
• Co-design noise features with Speed, Power, Reliability, Circuit Design , Power-Arch, ASIC, and platform teams.
• You're the connective tissue across the codesign web.
• Work with other team members to define product-level voltage noise targets, drive them to closure, and sign them off at shipment.
• Build and take ownership of the Sim-to-Si correlation methodology for noise.
• You know when a model is lying and when silicon is.
• Model and prototype next-gen noise features — transient sense, droop response, mitigation IP, and codify them so every future program inherits them.
• Lead show-stopper noise bugs during bringup. The critical issues stop with you.
• Drive architecture-level codesign tradeoffs across V/F <-> Power <-> Noise <-> Reliability <-> Thermal (Noise-Variation) and (Noise-to-Closure) boundary work, where the highest-leverage innovation lives.

What we need to see:

• BS / MS / PhD in EE, CE, or related (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years in silicon power integrity, voltage noise, or PDN.
• Deep expertise in at least one of: di/dt analysis and mitigation, voltage droop, PDN design (die + package + board), transient noise, decap budgeting, voltage regulator response.
• Hands-on silicon experience: bringup, characterization, correlation.
• You're comfortable on a bench with scopes, probes, DAQ — and in front of a simulator.
• Strong Sim-to-Si correlation instincts — the field of figuring out which side of the equals sign is wrong.
• System-level objectivity.
• You're willing to make the call that's right for the product even when no single component team agrees with you.
• Multi-functional collaboration in a matrixed environment.
• You can drive a decision through five collaborators without burning bridges, and you write it down when you're done.
• Spec rigor. We live in spec lock, sign-off, and OPP closure — the work isn't done until it's documented and shipped.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Patents or publications in power integrity, voltage noise, PDN, or di/dt mitigation.
• Hands-on with groundbreaking GPU, CPU, or AI accelerator silicon — Hopper / Blackwell / Rubin-class or hyperscaler equivalents.
• ML/AI applied to noise modeling, transient prediction, droop response, or feature optimization.
• We're rebuilding our toolchain around AI, and noise is squarely in scope.
• Multi-rail, multi-domain PDN ownership at SoC level — die + package + board co-optimization in production.
• Track record of codifying methodology into reusable workflows or tooling.

Our team is at the forefront of silicon innovation, advancing groundbreaking technologies. We offer a dynamic work environment where your contributions will directly impact the company's success. Join us to advance your career in a role where you can truly make a difference. With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, we are widely considered one of the technology industry’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us, and due to unprecedented growth, our exclusive engineering teams are rapidly growing.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 136,000 USD - 218,500 USD for Level 3, and 168,000 USD - 264,500 USD for Level 4. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

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