Senior Architect, GPU and SoC Modeling - CA, Santa Clara, United States
$184,000 - $356,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 14 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves the modeling, analysis, and validation of chip architectures and features for GPUs and SoCs.
What you'll do
- Model and analyze graphics and/or SoC algorithms and features.
- Document, design, develop tools to analyze, simulate, validate, and verify models across modeling teams.
- Familiarize with existing functional and performance models and implement features as needed.
- Develop tests, test plans, and testing infrastructure for new architectures/features.
- Perform code coverage analysis and reporting.
- Develop AI based tools to increase efficiency.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering.
- 8+ years of relevant work experience (or MS with 5+ years, or PhD with 2+ years).
- Strong programming ability in C++ and C.
- Understanding of build systems (CMAKE, make), toolchains (GCC, MSVC), and libraries (STL, BOOST).
- Computer Architecture background.
Nice to have
- Experience in modeling with SystemC & TLM.
- Familiarity with Docker, Jenkins, Python, Perl.
Skills: GPU and SoC Modeling, architecture efforts, SystemC & TLM, computer architecture, AI based tools
This role has been open 30 days — well below the 79-day median for SoC/Chip Architecture roles.
SoC/Chip Architecture · SOC Architecture
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Open roles in category
470
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Median days open
79 d
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Median salary
$235k
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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 (470 roles · 65 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 56 | 470 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 238 | 3191 · 115 employers |
| Median days open | 69 d | 79 d (−10 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $235k |
Skills observed across this category: GPU and SoC Modeling, architecture efforts, SystemC & TLM, computer architecture, AI based tools
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 72 open roles · median 86 d
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 56 open roles · median 68 d
- Apple · 39 open roles · median 9 d
- AMD · 35 open roles · median 64 d
- Arm Holdings · 27 open roles · median 112 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 21 open roles · median 114 d
How we counted: 470 open SoC/Chip Architecture (SOC Architecture) roles from 65 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 15 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.
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