Role Overview

Velaura is designing the compute silicon that powers robots, autonomous systems, and intelligent machines that operate in the physical world-where energy is scarce, thermal headroom is limited, and every milliwatt affects range, runtime, and performance. As Power Management Architect for our Physical AI System-on-Chip (SoC), you will own the power architecture of our silicon: defining how the chip delivers, distributes, and manages energy across compute, AI/NPU, memory, and I/O so that our platforms hit their performance targets within tight power and thermal budgets.

This is a foundational, cross-cutting role spanning silicon, firmware, platform software, and product teams. You will set Velaura's power management strategy from the earliest architecture phase through tape-out and production-shaping power delivery, voltage and frequency scaling, low-power states, and the hardware/software control that keeps Physical AI systems efficient in the field.

Responsibilities

• Own the SoC power architecture: define power domains, voltage/frequency (DVFS) strategy, power states, and the power delivery network across Velaura's Physical AI silicon roadmap.
• Define dynamic and static power management techniques including clock and power gating, adaptive voltage scaling, body biasing, and retention strategies, to maximize performance-per-watt for AI and real-time workloads.
• Establish power and energy budgets and model them across use cases; drive power, performance, and area (PPA) trade-offs with architecture, design, and product teams.
• Architect the on-die power management and control subsystem-PMIC interface, power management controller, sensors, and telemetry-and the firmware/software policies that drive it.
• Partner with silicon design, firmware, thermal, package, and platform software teams to embed power intent (e.g., UPF) into the design flow and validate it through implementation and silicon bring-up.
• Define power and thermal management for sustained real-world operation, including thermal throttling, energy-aware scheduling, and safe operating limits.
• Establish power architecture standards, modeling methodology, and review practices; mentor engineers and raise the power-engineering bar across the organization.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years in power management, mixed-signal, or SoC architecture, with significant experience defining power architecture for shipping silicon or embedded platforms.
• Deep expertise in low-power design techniques: multiple power domains, DVFS, clock/power gating, adaptive voltage scaling, retention, and power state management.
• Strong understanding of power delivery networks, PMICs, voltage regulation, and the interaction between power, thermal, and package constraints.
• Hands-on experience with power intent and low-power methodology (e.g., UPF/CPF) and with power modeling and analysis across the SoC design flow.
• Experience working across silicon design, firmware, and platform software to define and validate power management policies from architecture through silicon bring-up.
• Bachelor's or advanced degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a track record of influencing technical direction and mentoring engineers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience optimizing power for AI/ML accelerators or NPUs and for real-time or latency-sensitive edge workloads.
• Familiarity with robotics, automotive, mobile, or other power- and thermally-constrained domains, and with battery and energy-storage considerations.
• Experience with energy-aware software/firmware, thermal management, and silicon power characterization and correlation.
• Prior experience at an early-stage or high-growth semiconductor or hardware company, building power architecture and methodology from the ground up.

$125,000 - $500,000 a year

Compensation & Benefits

At Velaura, we believe exceptional talent deserves exceptional rewards. Compensation for this role includes a competitive base salary, performance-based incentives, and equity participation, allowing team members to share in the company's long-term success.

Your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

In addition to compensation, Velaura offers a comprehensive benefits package that may include medical, dental, and vision coverage; paid time off; flexible work arrangements; professional development opportunities; and other benefits designed to support the well-being and growth of our team.

Velaura is committed to pay equity and transparency and regularly benchmarks compensation to ensure we remain competitive in the market.