--- title: AI Hardware Architect at NVIDIA in Austin, TX description: NVIDIA is hiring for the AI Hardware Architect role in Austin, TX. Pays $184K–$287.5K per year. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/ai-hardware-architect-at-nvidia-01a14c0f-13e3-7e2a-9ac9-2915d07a6609 date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join NVIDIA as AI Hardware Architect in Austin, TX. Pays $184K–$287.5K per year. Full-time role. Requires 8+ years of experience. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/cqbvir.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | [NVIDIA](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/nvidia?utm_source=ai_markdown) | | **Location** | Santa Clara, CA | | **Salary** | $184K/yr - $287.5K/yr | | **Posted** | Oct 16, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** B · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** NVIDIA sponsors H-1B visas. It filed 3,120 H-1B petitions (FY2026 Q1 – FY2026 Q4). - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for NVIDIA. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $174,000 – $236,000 a year (median $213,000). ## Description NVIDIA is hiring an AI Hardware Architect to analyze and architect the next generation of Artificial Intelligence hardware. We are looking for special individuals with a passion for delivering innovative products. Together, we will build life-changing AI chips and chiplets for the rapidly growing AI infrastructure market. If you have knowledge of computer architecture, microarchitecture, and chip design, and are looking to learn and grow, this is the opportunity you are looking for.   **What you'll be doing:**  - Work on groundbreaking GPU and CPU systems. Understand them across a range of disciplines and identify areas for improvement.   - Study the applications and models running on Nvidia hardware and their architectural implications   - Come up with microarchitectural solutions for connectivity, coherency, power management, security, memory management and other SOC level issues.   - Understand and help drive implementation of bus protocols, networking protocols, memory access and security solutions across a range of products.   - Work with software, firmware, platform and multi-functional teams on system architecture.   - Model, analyze, and explain the performance and power advantages of Nvidia solutions.   - Guide customers and firmware engineers to extract the most performance from microarchitectural structures.   **What we need to see:**  - Master's Degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience) - 8+ years of relevant industry experience.   - Experience building high performance microarchitectural structures. Experience with industry standard bus protocols.   - Clear understanding of the performance, power and security implications of microarchitectural features.   - Strong interpersonal, communication and teamwork skills.   - A drive to continuously learn and expand architectural breadth and depth.   - Excellent coding and algorithmic thinking skills. Good understanding of LLMs.   - Publications or other evidence of original chip/system architecture work is a plus.   Join the future of chip building, you will contribute to innovative products with a dedicated team!  Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and other objective job-related factors. The expected base salary ranges for this position are: 184,000 USD – 287,500 USD for Level 4; and 224,000 USD – 356,500 USD for Level 5. You will also be eligible for equity and [benefits](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/benefits/). Applications for this job will be accepted at least until November 3, 2026. This posting is for an existing vacancy. NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes. NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law. ## Skills - Computer Architecture - AI Infrastructure - Artificial Intelligence - Algorithms - Large Language Models (Llm) - Microarchitecture - Computer Engineering - Electrical Engineering ## Related - [More jobs at NVIDIA](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/nvidia?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Engineering jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/engineering?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Electrical Engineering jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/engineering/electrical-engineering?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Hardware Engineer jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/engineering/electrical-engineering/hardware-engineer?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Explore this job market - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260759 jobs - [Computer Hardware](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/computer-hardware?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 22574 jobs - [Santa Clara, CA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california/santa-clara?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 6822 jobs - [NVIDIA](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/nvidia?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 2765 jobs ## Related pages - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260759 jobs - [Computer Hardware](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/computer-hardware?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 22574 jobs - [Santa Clara, CA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california/santa-clara?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 6822 jobs - [NVIDIA](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/nvidia?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 2765 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)