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NVIDIA

Senior Power and Performance Engineer

NVIDIA

Santa Clara, CA · full time · Senior

$168,000 – $310,500

Listed on NVIDIA’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.

What this role is

Design and optimize power and thermal management systems that control GPU and CPU performance within safe operating limits, working across firmware, hardware, and software teams to deliver products from prototype through production. This role suits engineers experienced in silicon bring-up and system-level power optimization who can translate complex thermal and performance trade-offs into actionable decisions for leadership.

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What they ask for

Required

  • BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • 6+ years implementing power and thermal controllers in firmware for GPU, CPU, or SoC products
  • System-level silicon bring-up and validation experience
  • DVFS implementation
  • Power characterization and modeling
  • Performance analysis and perf-per-watt optimization
  • System-level features and thermal policies implementation
  • Data analysis and statistics workflows
  • Digital design understanding
  • Circuit analysis understanding
  • CPU/GPU/SoC architecture knowledge
  • PTPX knowledge
  • Advanced process technologies knowledge
  • Transistor and device physics understanding
  • Experience operating across globally distributed and offshore teams
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

Nice to have

  • Background in gaming, automotive, or datacenter market segments
  • Track record of shipping system-level perf-per-watt or thermal-policy features that improved products at scale
  • Proficiency with AI productivity tools applied to power debug, modeling, or analysis workflows with clear guardrails
  • Comfort navigating ambiguity in fast-moving silicon programs
  • Experience working with global teams from diverse cultural backgrounds

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