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Senior GPU Architect - Performance and Yield Optimization

US, CA, Santa ClaraFull-time$184k2026-09-15 → 2026-11-10

Core

Shape GPU architectures to improve product yield while maintaining performance and simplicity by analyzing manufacturing defects and developing isolation/disabling methods.

Role type

Senior IC GPU Architect (Performance and Yield Optimization)

Builds

GPU architectures, software tools, and optimization frameworks for NVIDIA GPUs

Domain

Semiconductor / GPU Architecture / Yield Optimization

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

GPU architecture, computer architecture fundamentals, C++, Python, constraint-based reasoning, combinatorial optimization, silicon yield analysis, multi-die architecture design

Preferred skills

Hands-on GPU architecture, large-scale SoC architecture, defect tolerance/harvesting/redundancy experience, chiplet/modular processor architectures, silicon/manufacturing data analysis

Responsibilities

Analyze manufacturing defects to isolate or disable affected regions; build software tools and models capturing architectural rules; develop optimization techniques for large configuration spaces; evaluate yield, performance, area, and cost tradeoffs; move proposals into production across architecture, design, and software teams