Senior Performance and Manufacturability Architect

Nvidia

Remote

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Work type
Remote
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$168,000–$264,500 / yr
Posted
39 days ago

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Above market

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Similar $200k
This role $216k
$135k most similar roles pay here $278k

This role pays more than 70% of similar roles. Most pay $166,409–$233,425 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $216k versus about $200k 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

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TL;DR · Senior Performance and Manufacturability Architect

As a Senior System–Manufacturing Co-Design Engineer at NVIDIA's Silicon Codesign Group (SCG) Architecture team, you will bridge architecture and manufacturing by designing systems and silicon features that optimize power, performance, thermal efficiency, and manufacturability across GPUs and SoCs. Your day-to-day responsibilities include driving improvements in V/F curves, Vmin, TGP, speed grading, and thermal envelopes through co-design, defining methodologies linking test, SRAM behavior, binning, and package constraints to product performance, and leveraging AI tools to accelerate engineering work while maintaining rigorous judgment. Success requires a Master’s degree or equivalent experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related fields, along with 8+ years of relevant industry experience, strong scripting skills (Python, Perl), and the ability to operate independently on complex problems while collaborating effectively across functions. This role is pivotal in advancing NVIDIA's cutting-edge technologies at scale, addressing sophisticated challenges in AI and graphics performance.

What you'll do

  • Architect system and silicon features to enhance performance, power efficiency, and thermal behavior.
  • Drive improvements in V/F curves, Vmin, TGP, speed grading, and thermal envelopes through co-design.
  • Design chip, system, and package-aware features that enhance testability, coverage, and yield.
  • Define manufacturing-aware methodologies linking test, SRAM behavior, binning, and package constraints to product performance.
  • Co-design test strategies and screening methods to reduce overkill, test time, and miscorrelation.
  • Translate ambiguous product requirements into executable architectures and validation plans.

What we're looking for

  • Master’s degree or equivalent experience in relevant engineering fields.
  • 8+ years of experience in system architecture, silicon performance, manufacturing co-design, or post-silicon validation.
  • Deep understanding of DVFS, binning, power/thermal management, and performance trade-offs in GPUs or SoCs.
  • Strong scripting and analysis skills for automation and data-driven decision making.
  • Proven ability to improve real product performance through system-manufacturing co-optimization.
  • Comfort with hands-on lab work and abstract architectural reasoning.
  • Ability to leverage AI tools while maintaining rigorous engineering judgment.

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