GPU PCIe & Boot Architect — New Grad 2026 (Equity)

Nvidia Corporation in; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 242,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity and benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA seeks a GPU PCIe and Boot Architect to design architecture and infrastructure for boot, PCIe/CXL enumeration, and capability discovery. You will collaborate with software, hardware, and verification teams globally to implement the next GPU iteration, creating C++ models and test plans.

You will support post-silicon validation and continuously grow your expertise while contributing to products from consumer graphics to AI platforms.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in compute architecture, Computer Science, or Electrical Engineering (or related degree) or equivalent experience
• Course work or industry experience in Computer Architecture, Operating systems, and/or system architecture

Responsibilities

• Understand how the GPU sub-system modules interoperate and interact with the overall system
• Architect and plan features with software, hardware, and verification teams across the globe
• Create functional and performance models, often in C++, with test plans to validate the features
• Actively support post-silicon validation activities
• Constantly learning and growing

Skills

Computer Architecture

C++ modeling

Operating Systems

System architecture

Perl

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Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in Computer Science/EE/Compute Architecture

Tools

Perl

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Job description

NVIDIA seeks a GPU PCIe and Boot Architect to design architecture and infrastructure for boot, PCIe/CXL enumeration, and capability discovery. You will collaborate with software, hardware, and verification teams globally to implement the next GPU iteration, creating C++ models and test plans.

You will support post-silicon validation and continuously grow your expertise while contributing to products from consumer graphics to AI platforms.