Senior Datacenter GPU Power Architect

Job Description

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Datacenter GPU Power Architect to work on developing energy-efficient GPU and SOC architectures for a wide range of sectors and verticals.

Requirements

• MSEE/MSCE, preferably PhD, or equivalent experience related to Power / Performance estimation and optimization techniques
• 5+ years of experience
• Strong knowledge of energy efficient chip/system design fundamentals and related tradeoffs
• Familiarity with low power design techniques such as multi-VT, Clock gating, Power gating, and Dynamic Voltage-Frequency Scaling (DVFS)
• Deeper understanding of processors (GPU is a plus), servers, and system-SW architectures, and their performance/power modeling techniques
• Familiarity with Python and Si data analysis
• Familiarity with performance monitors/simulators used in modern processor architectures
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills and the ability & desire to work as a great teammate

Responsibilities

• Conceiving flows/methodologies/KPIs and building power estimation models/tools for GPU products and systems like NVIDIA DGX/HGX based datacenters
• Early GPU & System Architecture exploration with focus on energy efficiency and TCO improvements at GPU and Datacenter level
• Setting power targets for future projects, tracking ASIC milestones and driving Performance vs Power Analysis to enable impactful product roadmap decisions
• Deploying machine learning techniques to develop highly accurate power and performance models of GPUs, CPUs, Switches, and platforms
• Understanding the workload characteristics for GenAI/HPC workloads at Datacenter Scale to drive new HW/SW features for Perf@Watt improvements
• Pre-silicon thermal analysis for next-gen GPUs including design of thermal usecases, power map for thermal simulations, and driving thermal mitigation architectural features
• Modeling & analysis of cutting-edge technologies like chiplets, high speed & high-density interconnects
• Working with cross-functional teams including Architects, Designers, VLSI, Software, Management and Marketing teams to influence product roadmap

Benefits

• Multiple relocation packages
• Two weeklong shutdowns (mid-summer and year-end) in the US (in addition to PTO)
• 8-week parental leave
• 9 Employee Resource Groups
• Annual bonus offering
• Flexible work arrangements
• Up to 6% 401K matching