Senior GPU Architect

Job Title

Senior GPU Architect

Role Summary

The Senior GPU Architect will design and enhance hardware features for future graphics and parallel-processing GPU architectures. The role works on architecture definition, simulation, validation and performance modeling, collaborating with architects and researchers to deliver functional and performance improvements.

Work includes building simulators and infrastructure, defining new parallel programming and graphics features, and creating verification and testing infrastructure.

Experience Level

Senior-level. The posting requests 3+ years of relevant industry experience in GPU or CPU architecture; the title indicates a senior role.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include designing hardware features and building the infrastructure to evaluate them:

• Investigate and design new hardware features for graphics and parallel-processing architectures.
• Document architecture proposals and collaborate with teams to define requirements.
• Develop tools to analyze and simulate functional and performance models.
• Validate and verify architecture designs through simulation and modeling.
• Develop tests, test plans, and testing infrastructure for new architectures.
• Work on simulators, RTL-level design, and validation on silicon.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience:

• 3+ years of relevant industry experience in GPU or CPU architecture or related domains.
• Strong programming skills in C and C++; experience with Perl and Python.
• Background in computer architecture, graphics algorithms, parallel processing, signal processing, or high-performance computing.
• Experience building or using simulators, performance models, and verification infrastructure.

Education Requirements

MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering is listed; equivalent practical experience is accepted.

About the Company

Company: NVIDIA

Headquarters: Santa Clara, California, USA

NVIDIA is a global leader in accelerated computing, renowned for its innovative solutions in AI and digital twins that transform diverse industries. The company specializes in networking technologies, providing end-to-end InfiniBand and Ethernet solutions for servers and storage that optimize performance and scalability. NVIDIA serves sectors such as high-performance computing, enterprise data centers, and cloud computing, constantly reinventing its products and services to stay ahead in the market.