AI Hardware Architect

Nvidia

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Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CAAustin, TX
Salary
$184,000–$287,500 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
11 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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This role pays more than 65% of similar roles. Most pay $177,250–$254,750 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $236k versus about $216k for comparable roles.

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About Nvidia

Nvidia is a leading designer of graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip units, powering gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and artificial intelligence workloads. Industry: Semiconductors & AI Computing

Nvidia currently has 1623 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · AI Hardware Architect

The AI Hardware Architect will join a dedicated team to analyze and architect the next generation of artificial intelligence hardware, specifically focusing on groundbreaking GPU and CPU systems. The role involves identifying areas for improvement by studying applications and models running on hardware to develop microarchitectural solutions for connectivity, coherency, power management, security, and memory management. Key responsibilities include driving the implementation of bus protocols, networking protocols, and memory access solutions while modeling performance and power advantages. Candidates must possess a Master's Degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering, eight years of industry experience, and expertise in high performance microarchitectural structures. Required skills include coding, algorithmic thinking, and a solid understanding of LLMs to solve complex SOC level issues within the rapidly growing AI infrastructure market.

What you'll do

  • Analyze and architect next-generation GPU and CPU systems to identify areas for improvement.
  • Develop microarchitectural solutions for connectivity, coherency, power management, security, and memory management.
  • Drive the implementation of bus protocols, networking protocols, and memory access solutions across products.
  • Model and explain the performance and power advantages of NVIDIA hardware solutions.
  • Study AI models and applications to determine their architectural implications on hardware.
  • Guide customers and firmware engineers on extracting maximum performance from microarchitectural structures.
  • Coordinate with software, firmware, and platform teams to define overall system architecture.

What we're looking for

  • Master's Degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience).
  • 8+ years of relevant industry experience.
  • Experience building high performance microarchitectural structures.
  • Experience with industry standard bus protocols.
  • Clear understanding of the performance, power, and security implications of microarchitectural features.
  • Strong interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills.
  • Excellent coding and algorithmic thinking skills.
  • Good understanding of LLMs.
  • Publications or other evidence of original chip/system architecture work (preferred).

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