Senior Technical Program Manager - CPU Firmware

at Nvidia

📍 Santa Clara, United States

USD 200,000-322,000 per year

SENIOR

✅ On-site

Tech Stack
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Details

NVIDIA is seeking an experienced SW Program Management Leader to help define, build and commercialize various CPU based products in Data Center, Automotive and Embedded market segments.

The role requires leadership through the entire silicon & product life cycle, starting with Architecture Specifications to shipping platforms that contain the CPU products. The role also coordinates and implements software activities for next generation CPU & CPU product development.

Responsibilities

Lead and execute all aspects of CPU Firmware planning and execution; coordinate across organizations for POR finalization, pre-silicon development, pre-silicon FW validation, Silicon and Platform bring-up and productization.
Help develop metrics to gauge the status of the program and communicate readiness and risk to management.
Ensure teams are providing all needed collaterals for the SW Product Life Cycle development process.
Work with all product teams to understand the impact of the product variations to the CPU Firmware and translate those into testable requirements.
As the focal point, schedule and lead status meetings; handle communication of progress/status within/across all key collaborators and dependencies across multiple geographic locations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer/electronics engineering or related field (or equivalent experience).
12+ overall years of proven experience in related areas with at least 2+ years of leadership experience.
Deep understanding of the SW development life cycle.
Proven SW Technical program management background in a matrix organization.
Strong understanding of systems architecture: CPU, memory, buses and interconnects, Power and thermal Management, performance, Operating Systems and device drivers.

Ways to stand out from the crowd

Proven track record in leading SW for SOCs and Platform bring up.
Experience in Pre-Silicon/Post-Silicon bring-up of complex SoC, and Platform.
Experience in design and development of System Software or drivers, Firmware for embedded and Server products.
Strong understanding of advanced ARM architecture, RISC-V, coherent high speed interfaces, Confidential Compute Architecture.

NVIDIA offers highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 200,000 USD - 322,000 USD. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until June 16, 2026.