Senior Customer Solution Architect, Application Engineering

NVIDIA AI; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a Customer Solution Architecture and Application Engineering Manager to lead Embedded solutions with our team in Santa Clara, CA. You will collaborate across hardware, firmware, software, sensors validation, and AI teams to deliver integrated architectures for automotive and AI products.

Your base salary ranges from 168,000 USD to 264,500 USD, with equity and comprehensive benefits. Applications accepted until September 22, 2026.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in relevant field
• BS or equivalent in EE/CE/CS

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded and automotive architectures and roadmaps.
• Collaborate with hardware, firmware, software, sensors, and AI teams.
• Define system-level requirements and maintain design documentation.
• Evaluate and improve performance, power, and thermomechanical integration.
• Coordinate with NVIDIA teams to optimize customer solutions.

Skills

TME engineering

Team leadership

Multidisciplinary teams

AI hardware

Strong communication

Problem solving

Education

BS in EE/CE/CS

Job description

Job Requisition ID JR2025705

Job Category Engineering

Time Type Full time

NVIDIA's groundbreaking invention of the GPU in 1999 not only sparked the growth of the PC gaming market but also redefined modern computer graphics and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning has ignited the modern AI era, positioning the GPU as the brain behind computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can perceive and understand the world around them.

NVIDIA is seeking a Customer Solution Architecture and Application Engineering Manager to join our team. In this pivotal role, you will collaborate with our key hardware design teams to enable NVIDIA's next-generation Embedded products and system solutions. Your responsibilities will include leading a Partner Enablement team to ensure product quality and reliability, optimize system performance, and enhance the integration process. You will engage with customers from New Product Introduction (NPI), design integration, and validation stages, all the way through to mass production deployment.

This is a unique opportunity to lead Embedded solutions into the fastest-growing markets, including artificial intelligence, deep learning, and advanced computing! We have a rare chance to change the world with our next-generation solutions at the forefront of advanced technology, making a significant impact on our daily lives. If you are passionate about technology that drives growth in AI markets and want to be part of a diverse team that is making a difference,

What You’ll Be Doing

• Collaborate with major Tier-1 and key OEM customers, as well as internal teams, to develop future Embedded and Automotive architectures and roadmaps.
• Working alongside hardware design, firmware, software, sensors validation and AI algorithm teams to integrate NVIDIA's Embedded solutions into our customers’ products.
• Define system-level requirements and specifications for Embedded architectures using NVIDIA SoC solutions, while maintaining design documentation, test plans, and other customer enablement materials.
• Evaluate and enhance system performance, power efficiency, and thermomechanical integration, while simultaneously providing internal teams with laser-focused feedback for future improvements.
• Collaborate with multi-functional teams at NVIDIA to ensure customer solutions are extraordinarily optimized to be the highest-performing solutions in the world.

What We Need To See

• Expertise in thermal, mechanical, and electrical (TME) engineering, with experience ranging from board design to the integration of large-scale Automotive and Robotic systems.
• 7+ overall years of proven experience
• BS or equivalent degree in EE/CE/CS engineering field or equivalent experience
• Consistent track record of leading a team and working with multidisciplinary groups (hardware, firmware, software, validation, project management, sensors, and AI algorithm developers).
• In-depth knowledge of AI hardware products and applications.
• Exceptional communication skills, both external and internal, coupled with strong collaboration abilities.
• A deep passion for complex problem-solving on a technical and process level, while comprehending the broader implications and trade-offs involved.

NVIDIA offers highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. Our team comprises some of the most experienced and dedicated individuals in the world, and due to outstanding growth, our extraordinary engineering teams are growing rapidly. If you are a creative and autonomous engineer with a genuine passion for technology, we want to hear from you.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 168,000 USD - 264,500 USD.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until September 22, 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.