GPU Driver & Memory Management Architect
Listed on 2026-07-01
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Hardware Engineer
GPU Driver & Memory Management Architect
Job Summary
This role is responsible for exploring & developing GPU (and NPU-adjacent) driver architecture with deep ownership of memory management, enabling efficient shared memory utilization across CPU/GPU/NPU. This role ensures architectures and methodologies are scalable across different PCs, identifying and evaluating emerging technologies and partnerships, and aligning these with technology roadmaps and business value. The role will deliver improved GPU/NPU utilization for AI workloads.
The role offers tangible feedback to enhance product quality, while overseeing tracking and reporting of product-related performance metrics. The role leverages functional expertise to shape strategy and policy, facilitating the realization of operational and strategic plans.
Responsibilities
- Architect driver-level memory management (DVMT, shared memory models, WDDM)
- Enable dynamic memory allocation across GPU, CPU, and NPU
- Optimize iGPU performance for AI + graphics hybrid workloads
- Define OS-driver contracts (Windows/Linux)
- Diagnose and resolve memory-related performance bottlenecks
- Partner with IHVs (Intel/AMD/Qualcomm) on driver capabilities and requirements
- Develops organization-wide architectures and methodologies for electrical hardware design and development across multiple platforms and organizations.
- Leads part qualification processes through implementation of product quality plans, equipment inspections, factory witness testing, and manufacturing process qualifications.
- Identifies and evaluates new technologies, innovations, and outsourced development partner relationships for alignment with technology roadmap and business value.
- Drives integration of new technologies into projects and activities in the electrical hardware design organization.
- Reviews and evaluates designs and project activities for compliance with technology and development guidelines and standards; provides tangible feedback to improve product quality.
- Leads overall tracking and reporting of various electrical/hardware product related performance metrics and reports against the same.
- Exercises independent judgment in resolving business issues and establishing functional policies for guidance.
- Provides domain-specific expertise and overall electrical/electronic hardware and platform leadership and perspective to cross-organization projects, programs, and activities.
- Leverages functional expertise in guiding strategy and setting functional policy and direction, while helping the team in realization of these operational and strategic plans.
- Provides guidance and mentoring to less- experienced staff members to set an example of electrical hardware design and development, innovation, and excellence.
Education & Experience Recommended
• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Electrical Engineering, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
• Typically has 10+ years of work experience, preferably in electrical design and tools, software packages, architecture of electronic hardware, or a related field.
Knowledge & Skills
• Memory/GPU design
• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Debugging• Electrical Engineering
• Electronic Engineering
• Electronics• Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)
• Hardware Architecture
• Hardware Design
• MATLAB• Mechanical Engineering
• New Product Development
• Oscilloscope• Physics
• Printed Circuit Board
• Schematic Capture
• Simulations• Systems Design Cross-Org Skills
• Effective Communication
• Results Orientation
• Learning Agility
• Digital Fluency
• Customer Centricity
Impact & Scope
• Impacts large functions and leads large, cross-division functional teams or projects.
Complexity
• Provides highly innovative solutions to complex problems within established policy.
Disclaimer
• This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.
The pay range for this role is $147,050 to $230,850 USD annually with additional…
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