SoC Product Architect Low Power SoC

NVIDIA Gruppe; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 224,000 - 356,500; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA Gruppe in Santa Clara is seeking a Senior SoC/Product Architect to drive the architecture for next-generation low-power SoCs. This role involves balancing power, performance, and area while collaborating across teams for optimal product outcomes.

The ideal candidate has over 12 years of experience in SoC architecture, with a strong emphasis on low power mobile devices, and possesses a Master's degree in a relevant field. A competitive salary range will be provided, commensurate with experience, along with equity and benefits.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in SoC or product architecture with hands-on experience.
• Strong understanding of low power mobile device architecture.
• Experience in DL inference and workload mapping.

Responsibilities

• Define SoC architecture for low-power platforms.
• Drive concept-level PPA trade-off analysis.
• Work with teams to evaluate and craft workloads.
• Translate customer requirements into architectural constraints.

Skills

SoC architecture

CPU, GPU subsystems

Low-power IO

Power/performance analysis

Deep Learning inference

Education

Master’s Degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering

Job description

Senior SoC/Product Architect

We are looking for a senior SoC/Product Architect to define and drive the architecture of next-generation low-power SoCs at NVIDIA. You will own concept-to-product architecture decisions — balancing power, performance, and area — while partnering across CPU, GPU, memory, and IO teams to resolve system-level trade-offs and act as the technical interface for product requirements and customer feedback.

Responsibilities

• Define SoC architecture for low-power platforms — CPU, GPU, memory subsystem, low-power IOs, and power management
• Drive concept-level PPA trade‑off analysis and lead the power/performance budget across the SoC
• Architect the memory subsystem (LPDDR5/6, on‑chip SRAM, bandwidth, QoS) for constrained power envelopes
• Work with DL teams for evaluating and crafting workloads for low power — mapping tasks to constrained hardware; define optimization opportunities in partnership with NVIDIA’s DL team
• Partner with CPU, GPU, and IO architecture teams inside NVIDIA to align on shared IPs and integration strategies
• Translate customer requirements into architectural constraints; drive PRD development and requirements triage
• Engage directly with customers pre‑silicon to collect feedback and follow through on product decisions

Qualifications

• 12+ years in SoC or product architecture, with deep hands‑on knowledge of CPU, GPU, memory, and low‑power IO subsystems
• Master’s Degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience)
• Strong understanding of SoC architecture for low power mobile devices, including DVFS, power domains, and retention strategies
• Experience with DL inference at the edge (TensorRT, TFLite, ONNX) and mapping workloads to constrained hardware
• Track record of driving architecture decisions across multi‑functional teams in a large organization

The base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD for Level 5, and 272,000 USD - 431,250 USD for Level 6. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications will be accepted until March 23, 2026.

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