San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$164k–$246k/yr
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San Diego, California, United States · On-site
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San Diego, California, United States · On-site
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El Segundo, California, United States · Hybrid
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San Diego, California, United States · Hybrid
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San Diego, California, United States · Hybrid
$80k–$152k/yr
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San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$106k–$175k/yr
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San Diego, California, United States · On-site
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San Diego, California, United States · On-site
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San Diego, California, United States · On-site
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San Diego, California, United States · Hybrid
$92k–$171k/yr
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Palmdale, California, United States · On-site
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Palmdale, California, United States · On-site
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San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$111k–$167k/yr
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San Diego, California, United States · On-site
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San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$160k–$240k/yr
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El Segundo, California, United States · Hybrid
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San Diego, California, United States · Hybrid
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San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$22/hr–$25/hr
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Define and drive next-generation power management, thermal, and system limits architecture for large-scale compute platforms. Architect end-to-end power systems across silicon, platform, and data center infrastructure to maximize performance under constrained envelopes.
Requires 10+ years of experience in power or system architecture with deep expertise in thermal/electrical constraints and DVFS. A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Science or Engineering with relevant ASIC design or integration experience is required.
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