Chip Power Estimation Engineer
NVIDIAJob Title
Chip Power Estimation Engineer
Role Summary
Develop and validate architectural power-estimation models and related tooling for NVIDIA GPUs and SoCs. The role works across architecture, design, synthesis, timing, circuit, and post-silicon teams to estimate chip and board power under product use-cases and to guide power/performance trade-offs.
Experience Level
Entry-level — typically 2+ years of relevant experience in power/performance estimation and optimization.
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities include building models, developing estimation infrastructure, and correlating results with silicon; influence chip configuration and power/performance decisions.
- Architect, develop, and validate power estimation models and tools for chips and boards.
- Develop models for use-case power, idle power, and IO power.
- Design and implement testing methodology and estimation infrastructure.
- Correlate and calibrate models using measured silicon and board data.
- Analyze chip configuration and process-technology options to optimize power/performance.
- Contribute to Performance-per-Watt improvement ideas for GPUs and SoCs.
Requirements
Must-have technical skills and experience.
- Strong fundamentals in transistor-level leakage and dynamic power characteristics of VLSI circuits.
- Familiarity with low-power design techniques such as multi-VT, clock gating, power gating, and DVFS.
- Proven background in power estimation techniques, flows, and algorithms.
- Good programming skills; Python preferred. Solid object-oriented programming and design skills.
Nice-to-have:
- Experience with lab power measurement equipment (oscilloscope/DAQ) and board-level power analysis.
- Exposure to power analysis EDA tools (e.g., PTPX, EPS).
- Effective communication skills and teamwork.
Education Requirements
Posting specifies B.Tech. or M.Tech. degree. No specific fields of study or certifications are listed in the posting.
About the Company
Company: NVIDIA
Headquarters: Santa Clara, California, USA
NVIDIA is a global leader in accelerated computing, renowned for its innovative solutions in AI and digital twins that transform diverse industries. The company specializes in networking technologies, providing end-to-end InfiniBand and Ethernet solutions for servers and storage that optimize performance and scalability. NVIDIA serves sectors such as high-performance computing, enterprise data centers, and cloud computing, constantly reinventing its products and services to stay ahead in the market.
