Principal Power and Performance Architect

NVIDIA is looking for a Senior Power and Performance Architect to lead next‑generation power management solutions across silicon, platform, and product systems.

• Architect next generation power management features and solutions through system architecture, design, and productization, collaborating with cross‑functional teams across the company.
• Evaluate industry direction and use cases to identify opportunities and challenges in power management and optimization, driving the future roadmap for competitive products.
• Drive initiatives for system‑level power optimizations spanning silicon, platform, software, manufacturing, and product systems, targeting a range from large‑scale datacenters to low‑power client devices.
• Lead the team for power feature requirements and schedules from architecture to silicon phase of projects, incorporating silicon feedback to improve the next generation.
• Develop methodologies for power modeling and measurement, characterize power features, correlate silicon behavior with simulations, and provide design feedback.
• Collaborate with system architects, designers, marketing teams, chip and board designers, software/firmware engineers, HW/SW application engineers, process/reliability authorities, ATE engineers, sales, and silicon operations in a fast‑paced, high‑energy environment to bring industry‑defining products to market.

• 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, active power management.
• Background with system‑level features, product binning methods, optimization techniques, data analysis and statistics tools.
• Experience in product‑level power and performance analysis and optimization; datacenter market segment preferred.
• Familiarity with silicon bring‑up and validation, frequency and power characterization; hands‑on post‑silicon experience is a plus.
• Excellent problem‑solving, partnership, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience working with offshore teams is required.
• Exposure to CPU/GPU/SoC architecture and HW‑SW co‑design is a plus.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 232,000 USD - 368,000 USD.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until May 1, 2026.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate 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.