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As a Distinguished Engineer, Power Architecture, you'll develop the long-term technical strategy for power architecture. This includes datacenter GPUs, GeForce and client products, automotive (DRIVE), robotics (Jetson, Isaac), and the broader edge-AI portfolio. This role suits a recognized expert who has personally crafted the power architecture of multiple successful silicon generations and is ready to lead the next decade of perf/watt advancement at NVIDIA. This is your chance to join a company that continually expands the possibilities of technology and innovation!\nWhat you'll be doing:\nSet multi-generation, cross-portfolio power strategy.\n\nOwn perf/watt across server-, client-, and edge-class platforms.\n\nDrive performance-versus-power analysis that influences major silicon trade-offs and product roadmap decisions.\n\nLead silicon and vendor/IP co-architecture.\n\nDefine new technology frontiers.\n\nArchitect thermal and system-level power management end-to-end.\n\nDrive ML- and workload-aware modeling and post-silicon optimization.\n\nInfluence across the company and the industry.\n\nDevelop the next generation of technical leaders.\n\nGenerate sustained IP and intellectual contribution.\n\nWhat we need to see:\nMSEE, MSCE, or PhD or equivalent experience demonstrating significant impact in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.\n\n18+ years of relevant industry and/or academic experience.\n\nDemonstrated ownership of power architecture across several successful silicon generations-server-class, client/mobile-class, or thermally-constrained SoC platforms. Took personal responsibility for decisions that significantly developed product outcomes.\n\nDeep, applied expertise in the full stack of low-power and energy-efficient design techniques.\n\nAuthoritative understanding of modern GPU, CPU, and accelerator architectures; high-speed interconnects (NVLink, PCIe, Ethernet, optical, automotive networks); memory subsystems (HBM, LPDDR, on-die SRAM); and the system, OS, runtime, firmware, and workload layers that determine real-world perf/watt.\n\nProven history of developing and implementing power and performance modeling methods, important metrics, and tools widely used across the engineering organization. This includes projections before silicon creation and detailed validation after silicon production.\n\nDemonstrated experience defining requirements with - and architecting power solutions across - internal silicon teams and external silicon, IP, foundry, or packaging partners.\n\nWays to stand out from the crowd:\nOwn the architecture for power and thermal development in a leading GPU, AI accelerator, mobile SoC, automotive SoC, robotics SoC, or large-scale server SoC with significant shipment volume.\n\nExperience driving model-to-hardware co-optimization for perception, ML, or graphics workloads on power- and thermally-constrained platforms.\n\nBackground co-designing silicon with platform-level power delivery and cooling. This ranges from rack- and row-scale liquid or immersion cooling at the datacenter end. It also includes passively cooled and battery-constrained envelopes at the edge.\n\nPublished research or production work applying ML to power/performance modeling, workload characterization, or DVFS/AVFS strategies at scale.\n\nDeep roots in RTL, microarchitecture, or backend implementation that allow you to operate fluently from architectural intent down to build realization with history of mentoring engineers into Principal- and Distinguished-level roles, and of building durable technical communities in power, performance, or architecture.\n\nYour base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 320,000 USD - 488,750 USD.You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.\nApplications for this job will be accepted at least until May 18, 2026.This posting is for an existing vacancy.\nNVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.\nNVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 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