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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Power and Performance Engineer - **Company:** NVIDIA Corporation - **Location:** Santa Clara, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $168,000.0 - $264,500.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Artificial Intelligence, C++ (Programming Language), Computer Programming, Software Debugging, Logic Synthesis of Circuits, Perl (Programming Language), Firmware, Python (Programming Language), Linux System Administration, Performance Tuning, Systems Architecture, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, GitHub Copilot, Physical Design - **Published:** August 28, 2026 - **Apply:** https://nvidia.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/NVIDIAExternalCareerSite/job/US-CA-Santa-Clara/Senior-Power-and-Performance-Engineer_JR2019066 ## About the Role * BS or MS in EE/CE (or equivalent experience) with 8+ years in silicon power architecture, system-level design, validation, and power/performance optimization. * Strong EE fundamentals: digital design, low power design, DVFS, control systems, power management, timing, and architecture. * Solid understanding of firmware/driver structures and HW/SW interaction. * Familiarity with clocking, boot/reset flows, and system architecture is a plus. * Hands-on lab experience (oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers) and silicon bringup exposure are a bonus. * Programming proficiency in C/C++, Python, or Perl in Windows/Linux environments. * Strong problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills. Ways to Stand Out in a Crowd: * Demonstrated cross-functional leadership - experience driving alignment across architecture, silicon, firmware, and software teams on complex, ambiguous problems. * System-level intuition - the ability to reason about power and performance holistically, not just at the block level, and to translate architectural tradeoffs into clear engineering decisions. * AI-assisted engineering fluency - comfort using AI tools (such as Claude, GitHub Copilot, or similar) to accelerate analysis, workflows, generate and review scripts, synthesize technical documentation, and explore solution spaces faster. Candidates who treat AI as a force multiplier for their engineering judgment - rather than a replacement for it - will be well-positioned for how NVIDIA's teams are evolving. ## Description * Architect and integrate system-level performance and power management features, controllers, and policies to optimize product efficiency across datacenter and client products. * Build feature roadmaps to address low-power, low-noise, and performance-per-watt product needs through prototyping, use-case analysis, and cost/benefit trade-offs. * Partner with architecture, ASIC, board/platform, software/firmware, and marketing teams to drive design decisions and debug complex issues. * Track industry trends and market needs and translate them into forward-looking roadmaps that keep NVIDIA's products ahead of the curve. * Lead debug efforts, develop workarounds, and support bringup, validation, manufacturing, and customer escalations. ## Related Videos - [Coffee with Developers - Stephen Jones - NVIDIA](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1303-coffee-with-developers-stephen-jones-nvidia) - [Building a fully automated escape room](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/735-building-a-fully-automated-escape-room) - [AI Pair Programming with GitHub Copilot at SAP: Looking Back, Looking Forward!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1546-ai-pair-programming-with-github-copilot-at-sap-looking-back-looking-forward) - [Playing Pong on a shoulder press machine](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100140-playing-pong-on-a-shoulder-press-machine) - [Designing for Every Direction: Logical CSS for Global, Adaptive, and Effortlessly Reversible UIs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2026-designing-for-every-direction-logical-css-for-global-adaptive-and-effortlessly-reversible-uis) - [GitHub Copilot Beyond the Basics - 10 Ways to Elevate Your Coding](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1011-github-copilot-beyond-the-basics-10-ways-to-elevate-your-coding) ## Related Articles - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [MLOps And AI Driven Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/82-mlops-and-ai-driven-development) - [Stephan Gillich - Bringing AI Everywhere](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/489-stephan-gillich-bringing-ai-everywhere) - [Top Characteristics of a Software Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/166-top-characteristics-of-a-software-engineer) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Best US AI Conferences for CTOs in 2026: Build vs. Buy, Vendor Evaluation, and Peer Intelligence](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/736-best-us-ai-conferences-for-ctos-in-2026-build-vs-buy-vendor-evaluation-and-peer-intelligence)