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AI Hardware Architect

NVIDIA

Location

Santa Clara, CA, Austin, TX

Type

Full-time

Posted

7/14/2026

Compensation

$184,000 - $287,500 per year

Master's with 5+ Years of Experience
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Job description

NVIDIA is seeking an AI Hardware Architect to lead the design and analysis of next-generation AI hardware. The role involves working on innovative GPU and CPU systems, focusing on improving microarchitectural solutions for various system-on-chip (SOC) issues. Candidates will collaborate with multi-functional teams to enhance performance and power management of NVIDIA solutions. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking AI infrastructure products.

Requirements

  • 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
  • A drive to continuously learn and expand architectural breadth and depth
  • Excellent coding and algorithmic thinking skills
  • Good understanding of LLMs
  • Publications or other evidence of original chip/system architecture work is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Work on groundbreaking GPU and CPU systems and identify areas for improvement
  • Study applications and models running on NVIDIA hardware and their architectural implications
  • Develop microarchitectural solutions for connectivity, coherency, power management, security, and memory management
  • Drive implementation of bus protocols, networking protocols, memory access, and security solutions across products
  • Collaborate with software, firmware, platform, and multi-functional teams on system architecture
  • Model, analyze, and explain the performance and power advantages of NVIDIA solutions
  • Guide customers and firmware engineers to maximize performance from microarchitectural structures

Benefits

  • Employees at NVIDIA are often offered comprehensive, day-one benefits—including medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA support, life and disability insurance, an Employee Assistance Program, and a 401(k) with auto-enrollment. Many roles also have generous time off and holidays, donation matching (up to $10,000), and a wide menu of extras like FSAs, commuter benefits, legal and identity-theft protection, pet insurance, and wellness discounts. Optional programs can include student-loan and home-purchase support, plus family care resources and expert medical services.

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