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Senior GPU Low Power Architect

Senior GPU Low Power Architect

CompanyNVIDIA
LocationSanta Clara, CA, USA
Salary$136000 – $264500
TypeFull-Time
DegreesMaster’s, PhD
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • MSEE/MSCE (or equivalent experience) and 4 + years’ proven experience or PhD, with a specialization in Low Power Architectures or energy efficient design techniques is essential.
  • Design experience with industry tools such as SystemVerilog RTL, UVM, Verdi, UPF, VCS NLP, Python, C++ are essential.
  • Cross-discipline experience with understanding of HW/SW/System level interactions in important power efficiency scenarios.
  • Strong interpersonal and organizational skills and the ability & desire to work as a phenomenal teammate.

Responsibilities

  • Invent and innovate low power architectural/RTL solutions and drive features and roadmaps for improving efficiency of our Desktop, Notebook and server platforms.
  • Work cross functionally with other System/SW Architects, and Product engineers to understand energy efficiency improvements.
  • Architect, Design and Verify features to help improve battery life and energy efficiency.
  • Participate in architectural studies, tradeoff analysis, micro-architecture, and design, planning, verification, and validation efforts.
  • Contribute to the development of techniques to develop highly accurate power and performance models for our GPUs, CPUs, Switches, and platforms.
  • Drive performance vs power analysis to enable management/marketing with meaningful product decisions and customer interaction.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Background with HW/SW interactions
  • Experience with Power what iffs and tradeoffs
  • Experience in Clock tree power reduction and CG strategies.
  • Background with RAM power optimization.
  • Experience with directed and random functional testing including writing test plans and directed or random diagnostics.