Senior Architect, SOC Modeling

NVIDIA; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 152,000 - 287,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

NVIDIA Architecture Modeling group seeks Architects, Functional Modeling Engineers, and Simulation experts to contribute across GPU/SOC architecture teams. You will model, analyze, and validate chip and system architectures, shaping performance and efficiency for datacenter, automotive, and client products.

Join a collaborative team to build platforms for SOCs, guide modeling teams, and work with EDA partners.

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in CS/EE or related field, 5+ years experience.
• Strong programming in C++ and C; knowledge of build systems (CMake, Make) and toolchains.
• Experience with SystemC/TLM modeling and related environments.

Responsibilities

• Modeling and analysis of SoC & Systems algorithms across datacenter, automotive, client products.
• Build and deliver platforms for SoCs enabling left-shift for SW teams.
• Collaborate with SOC architects to deliver high-quality functional models for SOC+GPU use cases.

Skills

C++

C

SystemC/TLM

communication

Education

Master’s or PhD in CS/EE or related

Tools

Docker

Jenkins

Python

Perl

Job description

NVIDIA Architecture Modeling group is looking for Architects, Functional Modeling Engineers, and Simulation experts to join various architecture efforts across GPU/ SOC Architecture teams. A key part of NVIDIA's strength is to innovate in parallel computing fields, delivering the highest performance in the world for high-performance computing. We are constantly looking for ways to improve our SoC and Systems architecture and maintain our leadership. In this position, you will be working with other world-class architects on modeling, analysis and validation of chip & system architectures and features that advance the state of art in performance and efficiency.

What you'll be doing:

• Modeling and analysis of SoC & Systems algorithms and features, across datacenter, automotive, and client products
• Build and deliver platforms for SOC's that enable left shift for the SW teams aligned with project milestones
• Work closely with the SOC architects and guide modeling teams to deliver high-quality functional models that involve SOC+GPU use cases
• Collaborate with our EDA partners to align on customer-facing technologies
• Develop tests, test plans, and testing infrastructure for new architectures/features and code coverage analysis and reporting
• Ensure alignment between the various modeling teams at NVIDIA, GPU modeling teams, and modeling teams overseas

What we need to see:

• Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related relevant field (or equivalent experience) with 5+ years of relevant work experience.
• Strong programming ability: C++, C along with a good understanding of build systems (CMAKE, make) , toolchains (GCC, MSVC) and libraries (STL, BOOST)
• Computer Architecture background with experience in modelling with SystemC & TLM preferred
• Familiarity with Docker, Jenkins, Python, Perl
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work in a distributed team environment

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 152,000 USD - 241,500 USD for Level 3, and 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until July 30, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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