NVIDIA
Senior Architect, NVLink
$184K–$356K
US, MA, Westford · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 12, 2026
- Experience
- At least 8+ years of relevant experience in some combination of architecture, design, and verification.
- Education
- MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience).
About the job
Defines next-generation chip-to-chip interconnect architecture, protocols, and products based on NVLink, guiding designs through the product lifecycle.
What you'll do
- Research and develop chip-to-chip communication architecture, balancing performance, area, power, security, and resiliency.
- Define interfaces, flows, and fabric architecture with chip and switch teams; develop network configuration and management flows.
- Model, validate, define, and document architectures, and drive implementation across design, verification, firmware, and software teams.
What they ask for
- At least 8+ years of relevant experience in some combination of architecture, design, and verification.
- Firsthand work experience with innovative ASIC design processes.
- Completed and shipped multiple projects; skilled at processor and I/O Architecture.
- Programming abilities in C++ and Verilog.
Pay
184,000 USD - 287,500 USD base salary (Level 4); 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD base salary (Level 5)
Tools
NVLink, ASIC, C++, Verilog
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