Principal CPU Power Architect

NVIDIA

Principal CPU Power Architect at NVIDIA focusing on CPU technology development for AI and HPC workloads. Collaborating between architecture and design to enhance power delivery and efficiency.

Posted 5/16/2026full-timeSanta Clara • California, Oregon, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $272,000 - $431,250 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Bridge the gap between architecture, RTL implementation, and physical design.
Serve as subject matter expert on power delivery/regulators, power gating, di/dt, and thermal throttling.
Analyze power trade-offs for different die stacking and packaging proposals.
Propose and drive improvements related to power and power methodology for our custom CPU cores.

Requirements

What you’ll need

BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience
15 or more years of relevant experience
Extensive background in CPU architecture
Solid understanding of power consumption, and power efficiency concepts
Experience of RTL development
Detailed understanding of process technologies and circuit design
Well versed in low power techniques that span the entire stack from SW, Architecture, RTL, VLSI, and process

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Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

CPU architecturepower deliverypower regulatorspower gatingdi/dt analysisthermal throttlingRTL developmentcircuit designlow power techniquesVLSI

Certifications

BS in Electrical EngineeringMS in Electrical EngineeringBS in Computer ScienceMS in Computer ScienceBS in Computer EngineeringMS in Computer Engineering