$232,000 – $368,000
Listed on NVIDIA’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.
What this role is
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. The full posting is on their site.
What they ask for
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