Senior I/O Specifications Architect

NVIDIA

Senior Architect at NVIDIA developing chip architecture and requirements for I/O interfaces. Collaborating with various teams to enhance AI and graphics systems through industry standards.

Posted 4/17/2026full-timeSanta Clara • California, North Carolina, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $184,000 - $287,500 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop ECNs addressing requirements for new capabilities and steer them through industry standards organizations such as PCIe, CXL, and UCIe
Drive internal architecture of our designs for adoption of features and capabilities in industry specifications
Engage with customers and partner companies to develop interconnect strategies and understand requirements for our future AI and graphics systems
Work across architecture, software, hardware design, and verification teams to align functionality, compliance, and roadmaps
Conduct deep-dive analysis into PCIe performance, identifying and resolving bottlenecks, improving data throughput, and analyzing complex memory ordering requirements to ensure data consistency and efficiency

Requirements

What you’ll need

BS or MS in EE, ECE, CS or equivalent experience
8+ years experience
Deep knowledge of PCIe, CXL, UCIe, or similar I/O interface technologies
Understanding of system architecture, virtual addressing/translation, interrupts, and cache coherence protocols
Experience working in industry standards bodies is a plus
Ability to identify, gather, and document requirements and write technical specifications and whitepapers for internal and external use
Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across diverse technical domains.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

PCIeCXLUCIesystem architecturevirtual addressinginterruptscache coherence protocolstechnical specificationswhitepapersdata throughput

Soft Skills

communication skillscollaborationrequirement gatheringdocumentation

Certifications

BS in EEMS in EEBS in ECEMS in ECEBS in CSMS in CS