Senior Hardware Architect

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Senior hardware architect designing next-gen DPU SOC and NIC hardware for AI data centers.

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We are looking for a Chip Design micro architect for the Networking Silicon group.As a chip micro architect at NVIDIA Networking business unit, you will join a group of passionate engineers to implement the next generation state-of-the-art BlueField DPU SOC and/or ConnectX NIC that deliver breakthrough networking, security, cloud, AI and storage performance to the AI data centers. As a design micro architect, you will make a real impact in a dynamic, technology-focused AI company while developing the industry's best high-speed communication devices, delivering the highest throughput and lowest latency!

What you'll be doing:

You will be part of a small and exclusive micro-architecture team and have the opportunity to make a real impact in designing the micro-architecture of the next generation state of the art network card hand in hand with the product architect making sure implementation meets the product goals.
Work closely with architecture and design teams to thoroughly understand system requirements and identify micro-architecture solutions, while weighing trade-offs related to performance, area and power consumption
Break high-level arch requirements into lower-level design building blocks. Focal point for the design team, reviewing implementation and guiding the team.
Find bottlenecks early in the development cycle using performance analysis and simulations
Use your understanding of the entire chip and system to identify and debug pre and post silicon full-chip issues

What we need to see:

B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
8+ years of relevant experience in architecture/micro-architecture.
Deep understanding of RTL design including timing, area, power, and complexity considerations
Problem solving and analytical skills
Ability to document and present requirements to peers and design teams.
A team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

Professional RTL design implementation and implementation definition experience.
Prior experience of defining a network card and/or Smart NIC SoC, high-speed interconnects, switches.

How we rate this

Senior Hardware Architect at NVIDIA rates 85 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Builds AI (AI Level 4 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Builds AI. The job is building AI systems.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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