NVIDIA
AI and accelerated workloads
PrincipalSystemArchitect,GPU
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“Principal System Architect, GPU at NVIDIA. Skills: SoC architecture development, GPU architecture, AI accelerator architecture, power and performance evaluation, architectural modeling, silicon bring-up, silicon debug, silicon tuning. Define and drive architecture for complex, high-volume GPU products. Perform and guide power and performance evaluation, trade-off assessments, and architectural modeling”
What You'll Achieve.
ensuring they meet our ambitious performance and scalability goals
Industry & Context.
Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on optimizing performance, power, area, and complexity
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Over 15 years in SoC architecture development or similar technical leadership roles, Proven track record of defining and delivering multiple high-volume SoC systems (such as CPU, GPU, modem, networking or similar), Proficiency in evaluating power/performance and architectural modeling in high-level programming languages, understanding of SoC system fundamentals, including memory hierarchy, coherency, clocking, power domains, boot and reset, test, and debug methodologies, Hands-on experience with silicon bring-up, debug and tuning, Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence across organizations, Outstanding documentation, written, and verbal communication skills, Master's degree (or equivalent experience) in a relevant subject area: Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
Nice to Have
Experience with GPU or AI accelerator architecture, including platform aspects, off-chip I/O technologies, and networked multi-GPU systems, Knowledgeable in modern packaging technologies, and their costs and benefits, Knowledgeable in AI workload characteristics, Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on optimizing performance, power, area, and complexity
What You'll Do.
Define and drive architecture for complex
high-volume GPU products
Perform and guide power and performance evaluation
trade-off assessments
and architectural modeling
Lead improvements in architecture
methodology and tools to improve the scalability of our system
Specify and optimize SoC subsystems such as memory architecture
test infrastructure and power management
Produce high-quality technical documentation of SoC architecture
and development trade-offs
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior architects and engineers
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
collaborating closely with cross-functional engineering teams; Collaborate with RTL, verification, physical design, firmware, and software teams to successfully implement and integrate system components; influence across organizations
Communication Scope
written communication skills; verbal communication skills
Full Job Description
A key part of NVIDIA's strength is to innovate how we architect and develop our GPU for the changing AI and accelerated workloads. We are constantly looking for ways to improve the scalability of our design, infrastructure and methodology. We are looking for a Principal System Architect with a wealth of experience in shaping and bringing to fruition high-performance, high-volume System-on-Chip (SoC) platforms. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise across multiple SoC domains, along with strong leadership and communication skills. This senior technical position entails hands-on architectural definition and the capability to influence and drive multi-functional engineering teams. **What you 'll be doing:** * Define and drive architecture for complex, high-volume GPU products, ensuring they meet our ambitious performance and scalability goals. * Perform and guide power and performance evaluation, trade-off assessments, and architectural modeling to identify optimal chip, package and system construction. * Lead improvements in architecture, methodology and tools to improve the scalability of our system, collaborating closely with cross-functional engineering teams. * Specify and optimize SoC subsystems such as memory architecture, test infrastructure and power management. * Collaborate with RTL, verification, physical design, firmware, and software teams to successfully implement and integrate system components. * Produce high-quality technical documentation of SoC architecture, specifications, and development trade-offs. * Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior architects and engineers, encouraging a culture of excellence and innovation. **What we need to see:** * Over 15 years in SoC architecture development or similar technical leadership roles. * Proven track record of defining and delivering multiple high-volume SoC systems (such as CPU, GPU, modem, networking or similar). * Proficiency in evaluating power/performance and architectu
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