Datacenter GPU Power Architect
NVIDIA· Engineer, ASIC
Santa Clara, CA, Austin, TX$116k - $189.8kFull-timePosted 7mo ago
About the role
Position within NVIDIA's Applied Power Architecture team focusing on power estimation, energy efficiency, and performance/power optimization for datacenter GPUs and related platforms.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to power estimation models and tools for GPU products and systems (e.g., NVIDIA DGX/HGX datacenters).
- Perform early GPU & System Architecture exploration with a focus on energy efficiency and TCO improvements at GPU and Datacenter level.
- Assist with Performance vs Power Analysis and track ASIC milestones for future NVIDIA product lines.
- Deploy machine learning techniques to develop accurate power and performance models for GPUs, CPUs, switches, and platforms.
- Understand workload characteristics for GenAI/HPC workloads at Datacenter Scale to drive HW/SW features for Perf@Watt improvements.
- Model and analyze cutting-edge technologies like high speed & high-density interconnects.
Qualifications
- MSEE/MSCE, or equivalent experience with 2+ years in Power / Performance estimation and optimization techniques.
- Knowledge of energy efficient chip design fundamentals and tradeoffs.
- Familiarity with low power design techniques (multi-VT, Clock gating, Power gating, DVFS).
- Understanding of processors (GPU a plus), system-SW architectures, and performance/power modeling techniques.
- Proficiency with Python and data analysis packages (Pandas, NumPy, PyTorch).
- Familiarity with performance monitors/simulators used in modern processor architectures.
Skills
Required:Power/Performance estimationEnergy efficient chip design fundamentalsLow power design techniquesProcessor/system-SW architecturePythonData analysis packages
Benefits
- Equity
- Benefits (as listed on NVIDIA benefits page)
Last updated Jul 3, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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