Senior System Software Engineer - CPU SoC Boot Firmware

at Nvidia

USD 152,000-287,500 per year

SENIOR

✅ On-site

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Details

NVIDIA is building CPUs for embedded, automotive, and data center applications. The Chips System Software team architects and develops boot firmware for flagship CPUs used in high-compute platforms for automotive, data center, and other critical applications.

Responsibilities

Build robust features for core boot firmware in accordance with protective and security guidelines.
Define, decompose, and verify functional and safety requirements and architecture.
Perform failure analysis, including FMEA and DFA, on bootloader functionality and architecture.
Collaborate with internal and external engineering partners.
Validate and verify features on pre-silicon simulation platforms before tapeout.
Perform silicon verification, feature development, post-silicon support, and productization.

Requirements

Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering, or equivalent experience.
5+ years of relevant professional experience.
Experience in embedded software development, particularly ARM technologies and programming; bare-metal experience is a plus.
Strong proficiency in C and Python programming and debugging.
Extensive experience with Linux kernel software.
Experience with embedded software development and verification processes; bootloader experience is a plus.
Understanding of operating systems, kernel programming, and hardware architecture.
Understanding of automotive functional safety and security standards and their application in semiconductor projects.
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and planning skills.