Principal System Architect, GPU
Nvidia · Santa Clara, CA
About this role
Nvidia is hiring a principal-level Principal Engineer in the software engineering function based in Santa Clara, CA. The posting calls out experience with Testing, Performance Optimization, Embedded Systems.
- Role
- Principal Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- principal
- Track
- Tech leadership
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Santa Clara, CA
- Posted
- May 14, 2026
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Job description
from Nvidia careersA 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.
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