Lead Silicon Performance & Manufacturing Architect

NVIDIA; United States; On-site; USD 232,000 - 368,000; Full time

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Job summary

NVIDIA's Silicon Co‑Design Group sits at the crossroads of architecture, silicon, systems, and manufacturing, where first‑principles thinking and engineering judgment at the highest level translate directly into product outcomes at scale. We are looking for a Principal Performance and Manufacturing Architect who has built the models, defined the specs, and seen them validated through silicon.

You will own the margin with first‑principles models, set acceptance criteria for screening, author

Qualifications

• BSEE / MSEE / PhD or equivalent experience, with 15+ years in the field.
• Deep, hands-on understanding of transient VF behavior and worst-case stress conditions for marginal defects and timing violations.
• Demonstrated experience building first-principles models connecting physical parameters to manufacturing outcomes, calibrated through real silicon.
• A clear track record defining manufacturing test specifications on a shipped product, with each margin term explicitly sourced and owned.
• Built and ran silicon validation experiments that proved models from NPI through production.

Responsibilities

• Own the physics, from mechanism to margin, and calibrate margins per node and population shift.
• Set the screen that resolves escapes with specified ATE and SLT conditions across manufacturing stages.
• Author the methodology document for each program and drive cross‑functional alignment across build, product definition, reliability, and test engineering.
• Own the per‑release validation plan, including split‑screen experiments, sample sizes, and production monitoring through QS sign-off.

Skills

First-principles modeling

Manufacturing margins

Validation planning

Defect mechanisms

Statistical acceptance criteria

Education

BSEE / MSEE / PhD or equivalent

Job description

NVIDIA's Silicon Co‑Design Group sits at the crossroads of architecture, silicon, systems, and manufacturing, where first‑principles thinking and engineering judgment at the highest level translate directly into product outcomes at scale. We are looking for a Principal Performance and Manufacturing Architect who has built the models, defined the specs, and seen them validated through silicon.

You will own the margin with first‑principles models, set acceptance criteria for screening, author