Low Power ASIC Engineer - New College Grad 2026

About the role

NVIDIA is growing the research and development of energy-efficient GPU and SOC architectures. We are continually innovating in creative and unrivaled ways to improve our ability to deliver exceptional perf/watt solutions in a wide range of sectors. Come join NVIDIA's Low Power DV team to develop state of the art GPUs to power AI, Automotive, GeForce, and Mobile products.

What You'll Be Doing

• Working very closely with Low Power Architecture, Design, and Software teams to understand next generation features.
• Responsible for architecting/developing testbench, infrastructure, and testplans to verify various power management solutions for NVIDIA products.
• You will have the opportunity bring creative ideas that help improve power-aware DV methodologies, as well as influence EDA vendors to improve our simulation and debug efficiencies.

What We Need To See

• Recently completed a BS, MS or PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• You have an understanding of low power design techniques such as multi VT, Clock gating, Power gating, Block Activity Power, and Dynamic Voltage-Frequency Scaling (DVFS) etc.
• Good understanding of processor architecture (GPU is a plus), and related power management design/DV techniques.
• Must be experienced with Incisive Low-Power or Synopsys VCS NLP
• Strong debug skills and experience with Verdi is needed
• Must be fluent in Verilog, SystemVerilog, and understanding of UVM.

Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd

• Prior knowledge of Low Power Architecture, Low Power CV, and deep learning
• Good understanding of power intent in UPF format is a plus
• A strong background in Low Power architectures or verification is a plus.
• Scripting abilities in Python or PERL is a plus and knowledge of C or C++ is a plus
• Experience writing or maintaining the script or Makefile that builds the simulation program is a plus

Pay

Base salary range is 100,000 USD - 166,750 USD for Level 1, and 116,000 USD - 189,750 USD for Level 2. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.