System Software Intern, Power Management - Fall 2025
Santa Clara, CA
Internship
Onsite
$18/hr - $71/hr
Intern
NVIDIA is a computing platform company operating at the intersection of graphics, HPC, and AI. They are seeking a System Software Engineer Intern to join their GPU System Perf and Power Management Software team, where the intern will work on power management software architecture and support GPU architecture validation.
Responsibilities
Define, design and develop GPU system software components with focus on power and performance.
Drive end-to-end GPU power management features from idea to productization including chip bring up.
Drive and resolve complex technical issues independently across multiple teams and technical disciplines.
Influence next generation GPU architecture and system software by creating internal architecture specification and design specification.
Collaborate and communicate effectively with local and remote teams.
Qualification
Required
Pursuing BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science/Engineering or related field.
Strong programming skills in C, in depth knowledge low level firmware development concepts like interrupt handling, memory management and HW programming following datasheet.
Solid background in operating system internals, device driver, real-time embedded operating system, algorithms and data structures.
Must be able to work closely with both hardware designers as well as other driver engineers to create new features and solutions.
Preferred
Architecture and design experience in software power management and optimization. Working experience with Datacenter Power Management is plus.
Prior experience in designing real-time software controllers.
Working experience in system software, operating system internals, kernel modules, and device driver.
Benefits
Intern benefits
NVIDIA is a computing platform company operating at the intersection of graphics, HPC, and AI.
