Senior Product Architect - CA, Santa Clara, United States
$168,000 - $322,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 26 June 2026 by the employer.
Define and execute SoC- and GPU-based product architecture spanning chip, platform, and DFx requirements.
About the role
NVIDIA is looking for a Product Architect to help define and design SoC- and GPU-based products and drive hardware/software feature improvements through collaboration with ASIC, System, and software teams. The scope spans definition, positioning, architecture, and execution across domains including automotive, robotics, industrial PC, consumer electronics, and medical devices.
What you'll do
- Participate in every facet of the definition, positioning, architecture, and execution of GPU and SoC-based products. - Define product architecture and provide guidance to design engineers on the alignment of topologies and implementations. - Guide cross-functional teams to balance product cost, performance, and schedule. - Drive resolution of technical issues and bugs gating schedule completion.
What you'll need
- 6+ years of experience as a Product Architect for chip, platform, and hardware optimization. - BS/MS degree (or equivalent experience) in Electronic Engineering or related field. - Experience in PCB design, schematic design, PCB layout, signal integrity, and factory manufacture. - Experience with DFx (Design for cost, test, manufacturing). - Experience justifying technical and architectural solutions across multi-functional teams spanning algorithms, software, hardware micro-architecture, and silicon design.
Skills: Product Architect, SoC- and GPU-based products, hardware/software feature improvements, product architecture definition, ASIC/System/SW teams, cost/performance/schedule
This role has been open 164 days — well above the 78-day median for SoC/Chip Architecture roles.
SoC/Chip Architecture · SOC Architecture
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Open roles in category
473
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Median days open
78 d
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Median salary
$239k
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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 (473 roles · 67 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 56 | 473 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 239 | 3328 · 115 employers |
| Median days open | 66 d | 78 d (−12 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $239k |
Skills observed across this category: Product Architect, SoC- and GPU-based products, hardware/software feature improvements, product architecture definition, ASIC/System/SW teams, cost/performance/schedule
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 80 open roles · median 82 d
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 52 open roles · median 69 d
- Apple · 37 open roles · median 16 d
- AMD · 36 open roles · median 73 d
- Arm Holdings · 27 open roles · median 121 d
- Micron Technology · 21 open roles · median 100 d
How we counted: 473 open SoC/Chip Architecture (SOC Architecture) roles from 67 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 24 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.