Senior Architect, SOC Modeling

Nvidia

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Work type: On-site
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Salary: $152,000–$241,500 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 11 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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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TL;DR · Senior Architect, SOC Modeling

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As a Senior Architect, SOC Modeling within the Architecture Modeling group, you will focus on the modeling, analysis, and validation of chip and system architectures to advance performance and efficiency. You will model SoC and systems algorithms across datacenter, automotive, and client products while building platforms that enable left shift for software teams. Your daily responsibilities include collaborating with architects to deliver high-quality functional models for SOC plus GPU use cases, coordinating with EDA partners on customer-facing technologies, and developing test plans and infrastructure for new features. You will utilize C, C++, SystemC, and TLM while leveraging tools such as Docker, Jenkins, Python, Perl, CMake, and Make. This role addresses the technical challenge of optimizing complex SoC architectures to improve performance in high-performance computing environments through rigorous modeling and coverage analysis.

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Skills

C++ C SystemC TLM Python Docker Jenkins CMake Make GCC MSVC STL Boost Perl SoC Architecture Computer Architecture

What you'll do

Model and analyze SoC and system algorithms for datacenter, automotive, and client products.
Build and deliver platforms that enable early software development for project milestones.
Create high-quality functional models for complex SOC and GPU use cases.
Coordinate with EDA partners to align on customer-facing technologies.
Develop test plans, testing infrastructure, and code coverage reporting for new features.
Align modeling efforts across internal teams, GPU teams, and overseas locations.

What we're looking for

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

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