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of similar roles. Most pay
$184,900–$254,750
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$220k
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Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
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Listed pay typically runs
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across 833 roles with salary data.
As a Principal CPU Architect - High-Performance and Physical Design, you will join the CPU architecture team to bridge the gap between architectural decisions, RTL implementation, and physical design for high-frequency server-class processors. You will serve as a subject matter expert on power delivery, regulators, power gating, di/dt, and thermal throttling while analyzing trade-offs for die stacking and packaging proposals. Your daily work involves driving improvements in high-frequency design and power methodology for custom CPU cores. The role requires deep expertise in microarchitectural decisions, standard-cell and circuit-level tradeoffs, process technology, and advanced packaging techniques. You must possess a strong understanding of power dissipation, delivery, and efficiency across the stack from software to VLSI. This position focuses on solving complex challenges in high-performance computing by optimizing performance-per-watt for server-class CPU architectures.
GPU
Computer Architecture
Deep Learning
High Performance Computing
Data Center
Cloud Computing
Performance Modeling
Simulation
Profiling
Parallel Programming
PCIe
Data Visualization
AI
Neural Networks