July 3, 2025

ASIC Power Architect

Senior • Hybrid • On-site • Remote

$196,000 - $368,000/yr

Santa Clara, CA , +2

NVIDIA is hiring a Power Architect to design, model and analyze next generation SoC power solutions. We are looking for special individuals with passion and desire to deliver innovative products. Are you a motivated individual who understands how SoC systems are architected and built, has intimate knowledge of client requirements, and understands various development cycles? If so, this is your place to be! Together, we will build the next generation of life changing SoC's.

What you will be doing:

  • Work with chip architects, designers, and customers on IP/SOC power projections, methodology alignment, use case analysis, max temp and power mitigations.

  • Model, design, and optimize power dissipation and delivery for NVIDIA ASICs in enterprise, automotive, gaming and other applications.

  • Drive UPF creation and analysis methodologies to deliver works-first-time solutions.

  • Partner with teams throughout the company (Architects, RTL, PD, Circuit, SI, Thermal, SW, Platform, Operations, Marketing, etc...) on use cases to deliver outstanding power solutions.

  • Work with partners and customers to understand system level power, thermal, and cooling needs/constraints.

  • Provide guidance to improve NVIDIA's ASIC power efficiency. Drive enhancements to NVIDIA's power management features.

What we need to see:

  • Master's Degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience).

  • 10+ years of relevant work experience focused on CPU, GPU and architectures.

  • Understanding of the many factors influencing power efficiency at chip, system, and product levels.

  • A drive to continuously learn and expand architectural breadth and depth.

  • Prior experience in power architecture from system level to chip level. Understanding of power-adjacent flows such as reset sequences, boot, and clocking.

  • Experience working with chip leads across design, verification, PD, and IP teams to build solutions to ensure pre-silicon and post silicon project compliance.

The base salary range is 196,000 USD - 368,000 USD. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits. NVIDIA accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse 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.