Principal SoC Architect - Hardware

1 Month ago • 15 Years + • Research & Development • $272,000 PA - $425,500 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

NVIDIA's Tegra team seeks a Principal Hardware SoC Architect to design next-generation SoCs for AI, automotive, and high-performance computing. Responsibilities include end-to-end hardware architecture ownership, cross-disciplinary collaboration (software, ASIC design, verification, etc.), performance modeling and analysis, architecture specification, system C model development, architectural validation, post-silicon support, industry standards tracking, and patenting novel architectures. The ideal candidate possesses 15+ years of SoC architecture experience encompassing clocks, resets, automotive safety, interconnects, memory controllers, and more. Strong analytical and communication skills are essential.
Must have:
  • 15+ years SoC architecture experience
  • Hardware architecture lifecycle ownership
  • Performance modeling & analysis
  • System C model development
  • Excellent communication skills
Good to have:
  • Automotive Functional Safety expertise (ISO26262)
  • System C or C++ development skills
  • Relevant inventions in SoC architecture
Perks:
  • Equity
  • Benefits

Job Details

We are now looking for a Principal Hardware SoC Architect for our Tegra team! Do you want to be 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 SoC?

NVIDIA is developing processor and system architectures that are at the forefront of accelerating machine learning, automotive and 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 chance to define future aspects of our architectures that bring together NVIDIA GPUs, custom processors and accelerators into a single chip. Your role will be cross-disciplinary, working with software, ASIC design, verification, physical design, VLSI 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:

  • Hardware architecture end-to-end lifecycle ownership

  • Drive Architecture/Software/Hardware co-design and collaboration on features set

  • Perform performance, perf @ watt, perf / sq. mm modeling or analysis and track through design (where applicable)

  • Architecture and requirements specification authoring, review, and System C model development (where applicable)

  • Architectural validation plan and execution

  • Review downstream specifications and verification plans in ASIC, software and/or platform to ensure requirements are followed

  • Post-Silicon production support with silicon debug and publishing of customer documentation

  • Industry standards tracking & 3rd party IP technical evaluation

  • Patenting novel parts of system architecture

What we need to see:

  • Bachelors, Masters or PhD degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience)

  • 15+ years of architecture, design and/or verification experience

  • You have meaningful industry expertise in SoC architecture definition - Clocks, Resets, Automotive safety, Interconnects, Memory Controller, Boot, Virtualization, Power Management, Security, System Performance, IO technologies, (PCIE, Camera Interfaces, etc), Multimedia accelerator pipelines, CPU/GPU coherency, Platform integration

  • Comfortable communicating and solving issues at all levels of architecture definition from micro-architecture to system level to software architecture

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

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

  • Automotive Functional Safety expertise, working experience with ISO26262 standard.

  • System C or C++ development skills, or relevant programming experience.

  • Inventions in one or more domains relevant to SoC architecture.

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 272,000 USD - 425,500 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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