Principal Architect, SoC and Systems Modelling - CA, Santa Clara, United States
$272,000 - $431,250 USD yearly
Originally posted 9 July 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role focuses on modeling, analysis, and validation of chip & system architectures and features within the NVIDIA Architecture Modeling group.
What you'll do
- Perform modeling and analysis of SoC & Systems algorithms and features. - Work across different modelling teams to document, design, and develop tools to analyze, simulate, validate, and verify models. - Familiarize with functional and performance models used at NVIDIA and assist with feature implementation as required. - Develop tests, test plans, and testing infrastructure for new architectures and features, including code coverage analysis and reporting. - Mentor early engineers and help sustain coding practices. - Evaluate newer modelling techniques and frameworks to determine solutions for team needs.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience) with 15+ years of relevant work experience, an MS with 12+ years, or a PhD with 7+ years. - Strong programming ability in C++ and C, along with understanding of build systems (CMAKE, make), toolchains (GCC, MSVC), and libraries (STL, BOOST). - Computer Architecture background with experience in modeling with C++ and/or SystemC (TLM). - Familiarity with Docker, Jenkins, Python, and Perl. - Experience working in a distributed team environment.
Skills: SoC and Systems Modeling, architecture modeling, performance modeling, chip & system architectures, Computer Architecture
This role has been open 102 days — well above the 77-day median for SoC/Chip Architecture roles.
SoC/Chip Architecture · SOC Architecture
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Open roles in category
475
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Median days open
77 d
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Median salary
$238k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | NVIDIA | All employers we track in this specialty (475 roles · 66 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 55 | 475 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 229 | 3244 · 116 employers |
| Median days open | 69 d | 77 d (−8 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $238k |
Skills observed across this category: SoC and Systems Modeling, architecture modeling, performance modeling, chip & system architectures, Computer Architecture
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 76 open roles · median 87 d
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 55 open roles · median 70 d
- Apple · 38 open roles · median 13 d
- AMD · 34 open roles · median 63 d
- Arm Holdings · 27 open roles · median 118 d
- Micron Technology · 22 open roles · median 110 d
How we counted: 475 open SoC/Chip Architecture (SOC Architecture) roles from 66 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 21 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Digital Design & Verification family row. Figures refresh nightly.