Senior Tegra System Performance Architect

1 Month ago • 5 Years + • Research & Development • $184,000 PA - $356,500 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

NVIDIA seeks a Senior Tegra System Performance Architect to contribute to the AI revolution. This role involves building and using architectural modeling tools to drive hardware architecture decisions, optimizing application performance across diverse SoC hardware, profiling and debugging SoC application performance, and modeling SoC hardware performance (pre- and post-silicon). Collaboration with cross-functional teams (architects, software, ASIC design, verification, and platform teams) is crucial. Responsibilities include performance, perf@watt, and perf/area modeling and analysis. The ideal candidate possesses strong software development skills (C++), deep OS/driver software stack knowledge, excellent analytical and communication skills, and experience mapping applications to complex SoC hardware.
Must have:
  • MS in Computer or Electrical Engineering
  • 5+ years architecture/software development experience
  • Strong C++ skills and OS/driver knowledge
  • Excellent analytical and communication skills
  • Experience mapping applications to complex SoCs
Good to have:
  • SystemC modeling
  • OS/driver/real-time software development
  • Deep learning model development
Perks:
  • Equity
  • Benefits

Job Details

We are now looking for a Senior Tegra System Performance Architect! Do you want to be a part of the Artificial Intelligence Revolution? Would you like to work with world-class systems architects and deep learning experts to define the next generation SoCs?

NVIDIA is developing processor and system architectures that are at the forefront of accelerating machine learning, building autonomous vehicles, and enabling other high-performance computing applications. We are building the most advanced SoC's in the world for these applications and are looking for SoC architects to join our effort. In this position, you will have the opportunity to work with teams to maximize the potential of our SoC products, bringing together NVIDIA GPUs, custom processors and accelerators under the most extreme of conditions. Your role will be cross disciplinary, collaborating with other architects, software, ASIC design, verification, and platform teams. Our SoC architects excel at pushing the state of the art, while making the best engineering trade-offs.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Build and use architectural modeling tools to drive hardware architecture decisions

  • Work with product development teams to optimize application performance, taking advantage of diverse SoC hardware resources

  • Profile and debug SoC application performance, tracing through complex application/driver/OS software stacks

  • Model and debug SoC hardware performance pre and post-silicon

  • Model performance, perf@watt, and perf/area, and analyze tradeoffs throughout the design process

What we need to see:

  • You have an MS degree in computer or electrical engineering or equivalent experience

  • 5+ years of architecture and/or software development experience, mapping applications to complex SoC hardware

  • Very strong software development skills (C++) and a deep knowledge of OS/driver software stacks, e.g., Linux/QNX/Windows

  • Comfortable communicating and solving issues at different levels from micro-architecture to system and software architecture

  • Excellent analytical, written, and verbal interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a global team

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

  • Additional software skills such as SystemC modeling, OS/driver/real time software development

  • Deep learning model development

NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us. If you're creative, autonomous and love a challenge, we want to hear from you!

The base salary range is 184,000 USD - 356,500 USD. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits. NVIDIA accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Since its founding in 1993, NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been a pioneer in accelerated computing. The company’s invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined computer graphics, ignited the era of modern AI and is fueling the creation of the metaverse. NVIDIA is now a full-stack computing company with data-center-scale offerings that are reshaping industry.


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