Senior Applied Power Architect - GPU - United States
Originally posted 5 October 2026 by the employer. Relisted by the employer on 6 October 2026.
About the role
What you'll do
- Drive power management initiatives to optimize power efficiency and performance while addressing electrical/thermal and power constraints.
- Analyze process characteristics and their impact on V-F, and drive analysis of various V-F tradeoffs considering Vt choices on power/other metrics and overall performance.
- Investigate multi-die technologies and develop solutions for packaging, interconnect, physical design, electrical, and thermal challenges.
- Analyze peak current, Di/Dt, IR, and EM requirements.
- Collaborate with ASIC designers, Power Integrity, Packaging experts, and Product engineers to understand challenges and formulate solutions.
What you'll need
- MSEE/MSCE or equivalent experience with a specialization in low-power-processor architectures.
- 6+ years of relevant industry experience with a solid understanding of energy efficient system design fundamentals and performance/power modeling.
- Background in PDN design and understanding of electrical issues such as Di/Dt, undershoot/overshoot, IR, EM, and peak current analysis/mitigation techniques.
Nice to have
- Exposure and working knowledge of Python and data analysis packages like Pandas, NumPy, PyTorch.
- Exposure to lab setup including power measurement equipment such as scope/DAQ and ability to analyze board-level power issues like supply voltage and over-current.
Skills: low-power processor architectures, energy efficient system design, performance/power modeling, PDN design, Di/Dt, IR
This role has been open 204 days — well above the 53-day median for Power Electronics roles.
Power Electronics · Power Conversion
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Open roles in category
47
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Median days open
53 d
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Median salary
$171k
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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 (47 roles · 21 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 3 | 47 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 30 | 1406 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 88 d | 53 d (+35 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $171k |
Skills observed across this category: low-power processor architectures, energy efficient system design, performance/power modeling, PDN design, Di/Dt, IR
Who's hiring in this category
- Infineon Technologies · 9 open roles · median 43 d
- Renesas Electronics · 5 open roles · median 36 d
- Power Integrations · 4 open roles · median 65 d
- Keysight Technologies · 3 open roles · median 53 d
- onsemi · 3 open roles · median 140 d
- Eridu AI · 2 open roles · median 29 d
How we counted: 47 open Power Electronics (Power Conversion) roles from 21 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 6 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.