Power Validation Engineer - CA, Santa Clara, United States
$108,000 - $184,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 22 October 2026 by the employer.
Validate power delivery architectures across GPU cards and MGX servers using 48V topologies and multiphase regulators.
About the role
NVIDIA is seeking a Power Validation Engineer to manage system and board level debug and validation across GPU cards, MGX servers, automotive, robotics, industrial PC, and consumer electronics products.
What you'll do
- Execute system and board level debug and validation across GPU cards, MGX servers, automotive, robotics, and industrial PC platforms. - Manage and execute system power bring-up and debug processes. - Collaborate with power vendors to resolve issues and improve power solutions. - Develop and simulate power solution test platforms. - Work with design, validation, silicon design, and thermal/mechanical design teams to root cause issues. - Contribute to the development of new power validation procedures.
What you'll need
- BS, MS, or PhD in Power Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related degree (or equivalent experience). - 2+ years of related experience in power validation. - Understanding of power electronics fundamentals, including closed-loop control, 48V topologies, multiphase regulators, high power density architecture, and Power Distribution Network (PDN) impedance analysis. - Experience with telemetry and protection management, design for debugging, security, safety and reliability, and failure analysis. - Experience with power circuit design, magnetics, modeling, failure analysis, performance analysis, bring-up, debug, and verification. - Proficiency in programming and scripting languages including C/C++, JavaScript, and Linux.
Skills: Power Validation, 48V Topologies, Multiphase Regulators, PDN, System Power
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 53-day median for Power Electronics roles.
Power Electronics · Power Conversion
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Open roles in category
53
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Median days open
53 d
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Median salary
$173k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | NVIDIA | All employers we track in this specialty (53 roles · 23 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 3 | 53 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 27 | 1439 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 39 d | 53 d (−14 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $173k |
Skills observed across this category: Power Validation, 48V Topologies, Multiphase Regulators, PDN, System Power
Who's hiring in this category
- Infineon Technologies · 13 open roles · median 30 d
- Power Integrations · 5 open roles · median 49 d
- Renesas Electronics · 5 open roles · median 43 d
- onsemi · 4 open roles · median 104 d
- Keysight Technologies · 3 open roles · median 70 d
- Eridu AI · 2 open roles · median 46 d
How we counted: 53 open Power Electronics (Power Conversion) roles from 23 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 23 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family row. Figures refresh nightly.