Senior Data Center System Architect

at Nvidia

📍 Santa Clara, United States

USD 184,000-356,500 per year

SENIOR

✅ On-site

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Details

NVIDIA is looking for a Data Center System Architect to help define and design products for artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, and other data center markets.

Responsibilities

Drive architecture for data center systems, from the chip through the full data center.
Work with silicon, software, networking, operations, and other teams to build a roadmap guiding the development of future NVIDIA products.
Analyze the performance, power, and cost of different solutions to inform architectural decisions.
Collaborate with NVIDIA’s key customers and system development partners to align on consistent strategies.
Collaborate with suppliers and procurement teams to ensure industry roadmaps align with NVIDIA’s needs.
Work across engineering and operations teams to define and execute systems from concept through large-scale production deployments.
Monitor competitive solutions and track industry developments and trends.

Requirements

8+ years of experience working with complex data center systems.
Deep understanding of hardware architecture and server design, including mechanical, power, and thermal considerations, as well as the interaction between server architecture and data center deployment at scale.
Hands-on experience solving complex problems spanning software and hardware.
Excellent interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience. A master’s degree is preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with large projects involving the co-development of custom processors or accelerators, systems, and software.
Familiarity with GPU computing and NVIDIA networking.
Understanding of manufacturing operations processes.
Experience with data center and cloud server deployment operations.
Passion for technology and a strong commitment to the work.

Benefits

Equity and employee benefits are provided.
NVIDIA is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse work environment.
Applications will be accepted at least until January 13, 2026.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.