Senior Firmware Engineer

at Nvidia
📍 Santa Clara, United States
USD 148,000-287,500 per year
SENIOR
✅ Hybrid

SCRAPED

Used Tools & Technologies

Not specified

Required Skills & Competences ?

Security @ 4 Software Development @ 4 Debugging @ 7 System Architecture @ 3 Compliance @ 4 GPU @ 4

Details

We are seeking a Senior Firmware Engineer to support development of GPU firmware running on embedded microcontrollers. You will be a key member of a team of innovators working on GPUs across product lines from consumer graphics to self-driving cars and AI.

Responsibilities

  • Support development of bare-metal firmware running on embedded microcontrollers within NVIDIA GPUs.
  • Collaborate with hardware and software teams to architect new features and guide future development.
  • Optimize software to improve system robustness, performance, and security.
  • Participate in testing new and existing firmware.
  • Perform system bring-up, debug, and validation.
  • Ensure compliance with functional safety standards (ISO 26262 and ASPICE), including defining requirements, architecture and design with end-to-end traceability, performing safety analyses (FMEA / DFA / FTA), and ensuring code compliance to MISRA and CERT-C standards.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or closely related field, or equivalent experience.
  • At least 5+ years of meaningful experience.
  • Proven software engineering background with experience in embedded software development.
  • Proficiency in C and C++.
  • Understanding of the software development life-cycle (requirements to testing closure and maintenance).
  • Familiarity with computer system architecture, microprocessors, and microcontroller fundamentals (caches, buses, DMA, etc.).
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with on-site and remote teams.
  • Strong debugging and analytical skills.

Ways to stand out

  • Familiarity with general hardware concepts.
  • Experience with functional safety.
  • Background with security risk analysis.

Benefits

  • Base salary determined by location, experience, and peer pay. Base salary ranges provided below.
  • Eligible for equity and company benefits (see NVIDIA benefits).

Compensation

  • Level 3 base salary range: 148,000 USD - 235,750 USD
  • Level 4 base salary range: 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD

Additional

  • Applications accepted at least until October 7, 2025.
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