# Principal Power and Thermal Architect

Hiring organization: [NVIDIA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nvidia)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/bfd3c0f2-cfc4-447a-8156-ec98505a6fd5

Listed on NVIDIA's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Principal
- Location: Santa Clara, CA
- Salary: 232000 – 368000 USD per year

## Summary

NVIDIA is seeking a principal-level architect to identify and drive system-level innovations in power and thermal management across their GPU and datacenter platforms. The role combines research scouting with hands-on leadership to translate emerging co-design ideas into production differentiation across multiple engineering teams.

_Our summary, not NVIDIA's wording._

## Skills named

Machine Learning

## Required

- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent
- 15+ years in system-level power, thermal, or related architecture
- Deep expertise in at least one of: system power management, system thermal architecture, platform energy architecture, workload-aware power and thermal controls, or memory co-design
- External technical recognition through publications, patents, or standards contributions
- Track record of advancing research ideas through system co-design into measurable product impact
- Ability to influence multiple teams across the company without direct reporting authority

## Nice to have

- PhD or equivalent sustained research contributions post-industry entry
- Machine learning or data-driven techniques applied to power, thermal modeling, or design-space exploration
- Background in system reliability, variability, aging patterns, RAS, and lifecycle management
- Hands-on experience with emerging memory technologies including advanced HBM and stacked memory
- Active participation in standards bodies or external technical communities

Apply on NVIDIA's site: https://nvidia.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/NVIDIAExternalCareerSite/job/US-CA-Santa-Clara/Principal-Power-and-Thermal-Innovation-Architect_JR2019347-1