Low Power ASIC Engineer - New College Grad 2026
NVIDIAJob Title
Low Power ASIC Engineer - New College Grad 2026
Role Summary
Entry-level ASIC engineer on NVIDIA's Low Power Design & Verification team. The role focuses on developing and verifying power-management solutions for GPUs and SoCs across AI, automotive, GeForce, and mobile products.
The position works closely with architecture, design, and software teams to create testbenches, verification infrastructure, and test plans for power-aware designs and to improve power-aware DV methodologies.
Experience Level
Entry-level (new college graduate). No specific years-of-experience required; intended for recent BS/MS/PhD graduates.
Responsibilities
Core responsibilities include designing verification infrastructure and validating power-management solutions.
- Collaborate with Low Power Architecture, Design, and Software teams to understand features and requirements.
- Architect and develop testbenches, verification infrastructure, and test plans for power management features.
- Verify power-management techniques and implement power-aware DV methodologies.
- Debug simulation results and work with EDA vendors to improve simulation and debug efficiency.
- Contribute ideas to improve power-aware verification flows and automation.
Requirements
Must-have:
- Understanding of low-power design techniques (multi-VT, clock gating, power gating, block activity power, DVFS).
- Familiarity with processor architecture; GPU experience is a plus.
- Experience with Incisive Low-Power or Synopsys VCS NLP.
- Strong debug skills; experience with Verdi.
- Fluent in Verilog and SystemVerilog and familiarity with UVM.
Nice-to-have:
- Knowledge of power intent expressed in UPF.
- Background in low-power architectures, low-power CV, or deep learning.
- Scripting skills in Python or Perl; familiarity with C or C++.
- Experience writing or maintaining build scripts or Makefiles for simulation environments.
Education Requirements
Recently completed a BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering (or equivalent practical experience). Related technical fields or equivalent experience also acceptable.
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.
