Senior Circuit Design Engineer, Power

Nvidia

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Salary: $168,000–$264,500 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 164 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · Senior Circuit Design Engineer, Power

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As a Senior Circuit Design Engineer - Power within the Power Circuits Solutions Group, you will collaborate with system architects, power integrity experts, and product engineers to improve power delivery for integrated solutions. You will break down complex systems-on-package into tractable electrical models to define voltage regulator features and specifications while addressing packaging, interconnect, physical design, electrical, and thermal challenges. The role requires a strong background in analog and mixed-signal circuit design with deep knowledge of power converters, SoC power delivery, and protection schemes like overcurrent or overtemperature. You will utilize Matlab, Simulink, Cadence EDA tools, and spice simulators to solve technical problems. Ideal candidates possess an MSEE/MSCE degree and experience managing the transition from concept to high-volume production while navigating noise requirements and load modeling for future products.

Skills

Power Converters Matlab Simulink Cadence SPICE Silicon Validation

What you'll do

Quantify energy efficiency improvements of integrated power delivery solutions.
Break down complex Systems-on-package into tractable electrical models to identify feasible solutions.
Translate electrical models into a coherent set of voltage regulator features and specifications.
Investigate innovative solutions for packaging, interconnect, physical design, electrical, and thermal challenges.
Design and implement industry-standard protection schemes including overcurrent, over/under voltage, and over temperature.
Develop power delivery solutions for SoCs while accounting for thermal constraints, noise requirements, and load modeling.
Utilize Matlab/Simulink and Cadence EDA tools to simulate and design circuit components.

What we're looking for

MSEE/MSCE degree or equivalent experience is required; a PhD is preferred.
8+ years of equivalent experience are required.
A strong background in analog and mixed signal circuit design is required.
Strong theoretical and practical knowledge of power converters and their components is required.
Deep system-level understanding of SoC power delivery solutions, including thermal constraints, package/board effects, and noise requirements is required.
Experience with architecture and implementation of industry-standard protection schemes like overcurrent and over/under voltage is required.
Proficiency in Matlab/Simulink, Cadence EDA tools, and circuit simulators like SPICE is required.
Exposure to lab setup, design for testing, silicon validation, and high volume production experience is preferred.

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