AI Hardware Architect

NVIDIA Gruppe; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 287,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Benefits package

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Microarchitectural Architect to advance high-performance GPU/CPU systems. You will study applications on Nvidia hardware, propose microarchitectural solutions, and collaborate with software, firmware, and platform teams to optimize system performance and power efficiency.

We value deep knowledge of bus protocols, memory systems, security, and a track record of published architecture work. This is a challenging, impactful role in a dynamic, inclusive team.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Experience building high-performance microarchitectural structures.
• Clear understanding of performance, power and security implications of microarchitectural features.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and teamwork skills.
• A drive to continuously learn and expand architectural breadth and depth.
• Excellent coding and algorithmic thinking; good understanding of LLMs.
• Publications or other evidence of original chip/system architecture work is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Work on groundbreaking GPU and CPU systems. Understand them across a range of disciplines and identify areas for improvement.
• Study the applications and models running on Nvidia hardware and their architectural implications
• Come up with microarchitectural solutions for connectivity, coherency, power management, security, memory management and other SOC level issues.
• Understand and help drive implementation of bus protocols, networking protocols, memory access and security solutions across a range of products.
• Work with software, firmware, platform and multi-functional teams on system architecture.
• Model, analyze, and explain the performance and power advantages of Nvidia solutions.
• Guide customers and firmware engineers to extract the most performance from microarchitectural structures.

Skills

Microarchitecture design

System performance optimization

Power management

Security implications

LLMs understanding

Interpersonal skills

Code and algorithms

Education

Master's degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Bus protocols

Memory systems

Job description

What you\'ll be doing:

• Work on groundbreaking GPU and CPU systems. Understand them across a range of disciplines and identify areas for improvement.


• Study the applications and models running on Nvidia hardware and their architectural implications


• Come up with microarchitectural solutions for connectivity, coherency, power management, security, memory management and other SOC level issues.


• Understand and help drive implementation of bus protocols, networking protocols, memory access and security solutions across a range of products.


• Work with software, firmware, platform and multi-functional teams on system architecture.


• Model, analyze, and explain the performance and power advantages of Nvidia solutions.


• Guide customers and firmware engineers to extract the most performance from microarchitectural structures.

What we need to see:

• Master\'s Degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience)


• 8+ years of relevant industry experience.


• Experience building high performance microarchitectural structures. Experience with industry standard bus protocols.


• Clear understanding of the performance, power and security implications of microarchitectural features.


• Strong interpersonal, communication and teamwork skills.


• A drive to continuously learn and expand architectural breadth and depth.


• Excellent coding and algorithmic thinking skills. Good understanding of LLMs.


• Publications or other evidence of original chip/system architecture work is a plus.

Join the future of chip building, you will contribute to innovative products with a dedicated team!

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until July 17, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.