NVIDIA
Principal Power and Performance Architect
$272K–$431K
US, CA, Santa Clara · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026
- Experience
- 15+ years in silicon and product power and power management.
- Education
- MS or PhD in EE, CE, CS, Systems Engineering, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Architects and delivers system-level power management features and optimizations from initial architecture through silicon development and productization.
What you'll do
- Lead power-feature architecture, requirements, and schedules in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- Drive power optimization across silicon, platforms, software, manufacturing, and products.
- Develop power modeling, measurement, and characterization methods; compare silicon behavior with simulations and provide design feedback.
What they ask for
- MS or PhD in EE, CE, CS, Systems Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 15+ years of experience in silicon and product power and power management.
- Expertise in silicon power, transistor/device physics, power modeling and measurement, and active power management.
- Experience working with offshore teams.
Nice to have
- Datacenter market-segment experience; hands-on post-silicon experience is a plus.
- Exposure to CPU/GPU/SoC architecture and HW-SW co-design.
Pay
272,000 USD - 431,250 USD (base salary)
AI focus
NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes; the job's duties do not specify AI work.
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