--- title: Senior GPU System Architect, Context Management description: NVIDIA is hiring for the Senior GPU System Architect, Context Management Register Architecture role. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/senior-gpu-system-architect-context-management-register-architecture-at-nvidia-01a142e8-f05f-70b5-be34-5474158682d3 date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join NVIDIA as Senior GPU System Architect, Context Management Register Architecture in Santa Clara, CA. Pays $184K–$287.5K per year. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/0j49fz.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 | | **Type** | Full Time | | **Posted** | Oct 15, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** A- · 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 $197,000 – $236,000 a year (median $220,000). ## Description NVIDIA is seeking a Senior System Architect to define two foundational areas of the GPU: the mechanisms that manage GPU execution state and the register address and access architecture used across the processor. This hands-on role spans architecture, functional modeling, verification, hardware and software integration, and silicon bring-up. We collaborate across ASIC, firmware, driver, verification, and performance teams to guide features from early exploration through implementation and validation. The resulting architecture will build GPU responsiveness, reliability, scalability, software compatibility, and the way increasingly sophisticated processors are configured and managed. ## **What you’ll be doing:** - Architect and evolve GPU context-management mechanisms, including efficient methods for saving and restoring execution state. - Own the GPU-wide register address map, coordinate address allocation, resolve conflicts, and maintain a scalable architecture through multiple product iterations. - Define requirements, interfaces, compatibility expectations, and on-die and cross-die interconnects for register access and programming. - Develop C++ functional-model support and collaborate with hardware build, embedded software, device software, testing, and performance groups to translate architectural requirements into coordinated solutions. - Evaluate tradeoffs across performance, area, complexity, scalability, reliability, compatibility, and development effort. - Build validation strategies, debug cross-stack issues through pre-silicon validation and initial silicon testing, and improve the tools and automation supporting register-interface development. ## **What we need to see:** - A bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a similar field, or equivalent experience. - 5+ years of proven experience in computer architecture, GPU architecture, CPU architecture, system-on-chip design, or a related area. - Experience designing, modeling, or validating sophisticated hardware features from definition through confirmation, with proficiency in C++ and Python or a comparable scripting language. - Strong understanding of interactions among hardware, firmware, and system software, with a demonstrated ability to diagnose and resolve issues spanning components or abstraction layers. - Experience developing coherent architectural standards across multiple teams, paired with clear technical writing skills and experience crafting specifications and collaborating with distributed, cross-functional groups. ## **Ways to stand out from the crowd:** - Experience with hardware register architecture, address-map development, memory-mapped I/O, or device-control interfaces. - Knowledge of context switching, scheduling, virtualization, or execution-state management. - Familiarity with RISC-V or other embedded-controller architectures, on-chip interconnects, or cross-die communication fabrics. - Experience with firmware, device drivers, functional or performance modeling, hardware verification, or test development. - Hands-on experience with pre-silicon validation, silicon bring-up, automated interface generation, or maintaining architectural compatibility across product generations. #ArchitectYourFuture 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 - Performance Modeling - Debugging - Scripting - Computer Architecture - Python - System on Chip (SoC) Design - Automation - Mechanical Systems - State Management - Pre-Silicon Validation - Hardware Bring-up - Scalability - Embedded Systems - C++ - Scalable System Architecture - CPU Design - GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) - Hardware Verification - Written Communication - Computer Engineering - Network Switching - Computer Science - Electrical Engineering - GPU Architecture - Communication - Risc-v - Virtualization - Device Drivers - Firmware ## 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)- [Computer Architecture / Performance Engineer jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/engineering/electrical-engineering/hardware-engineer/computer-architecture-performance-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) — 260756 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) — 260756 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)