Principal CPU Power Architect

Nvidia

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Santa Clara, CA · Austin, TX · Hillsboro, OR Posted 14 days ago $272,000–$431,250 / year
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TL;DR

Join the CPU architecture team at NVIDIA as a senior expert to drive the development of cutting-edge CPU technologies for AI, HPC, cloud services, gaming, and autonomous vehicles. Your daily responsibilities will include bridging architectural design with RTL implementation and physical design, serving as an authority on power delivery, gating, and thermal management, analyzing power trade-offs in die stacking proposals, and driving improvements to power methodology across custom CPU cores. Ideal candidates have extensive experience in CPU architecture, a deep understanding of power consumption concepts, and expertise in RTL development and process technologies. A background in physical design, GPU and SOC design, advanced packaging technologies, and strong communication skills is preferred. This role involves working on transformative projects like the Grace CPU Superchip and Vera CPU, which integrate seamlessly with NVIDIA’s broader technology stack to enhance AI model training and scalable cloud deployments.

Skills

RTL VLSI CPU Architecture Power Consumption Process Technologies Circuit Design Low Power Techniques Physical Design GPU Design SOC Design Advanced Packaging Technologies AI HPC Cloud Deployments CI/CD

What you'll do

  • Bridge the gap between architecture, RTL implementation, and physical design for CPUs.
  • Serve as an expert on power delivery, regulators, power gating, di/dt, and thermal throttling.
  • Analyze power trade-offs for various die stacking and packaging proposals.
  • Propose and drive improvements related to power methodology for custom CPU cores.
  • Enhance the performance-per-watt efficiency of complex workloads in AI and HPC.

What we're looking for

  • BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience with 15+ years of relevant CPU architecture experience.
  • Deep understanding of power consumption, efficiency concepts, and low-power techniques across software, architecture, RTL, VLSI, and process technologies.
  • Extensive experience in RTL development and physical design.
  • Expertise in power delivery/regulators, power gating, di/dt, thermal throttling, and die stacking/packaging analysis.
  • Knowledge of GPU and SOC design, as well as advanced packaging technologies.

Market check

Salary context

This $272,000–$431,250 range sits above 99% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$167,100–$254,500

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$177,800–$235,750

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

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About Nvidia

Nvidia is a leading designer of graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip units, powering gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and artificial intelligence workloads. Industry: Semiconductors & AI Computing

Nvidia currently has 801 open roles on FindRole.

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