Senior Silicon Power & Performance Architect

NVIDIA AI; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 311,000; Full time

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Job summary

NVIDIA's Silicon Co-design Group (SCG) is hiring a senior silicon power architect to lead system-level design and optimization for power and performance across datacenter and client products. You will define and implement system-level power management features, collaborate with architecture, ASIC, firmware, and software teams, and drive roadmaps informed by industry trends and customer needs.

Equity and benefits are included.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in EE/CE 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Perl

Education

EE/CE degree

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Logic Analyzers

Job description

NVIDIA's Silicon Co-design Group (SCG) is hiring a senior silicon power architect to lead system-level design and optimization for power and performance across datacenter and client products. You will define and implement system-level power management features, collaborate with architecture, ASIC, firmware, and software teams, and drive roadmaps informed by industry trends and customer needs.

Equity and benefits are included.