We are now looking for a Senior Firmware Verification and Bringup Engineer to join our Memory Subsystem Team! Widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers, NVIDIA is an industry leader with groundbreaking developments in High-Performance Computing, Artificial Intelligence and Visualization!
The GPU, our invention, serves as the visual cortex of modern computers and is at the heart of our products and services. Our work opens up new universes to explore, enables outstanding creativity and discovery and powers what were once science fiction inventions from artificial intelligence to autonomous cars.
What you'll be doing:
Bare-metal Firmware development for NVLINK-C2C, validation and debug of firmware and silicon bring-up for NVIDIA products.
Collaborate in pre-silicon firmware development and testing to validate features.
Drive silicon-bringup, feature enablement, and debug on silicon.
Triage and resolve firmware issues observed during bringup.
Debug hardware / firmware interaction issues, boot failures, training failures, and silicon issues; isolate root cause and drive fixes.
Develop and maintain automation and AI-assisted flows to improve firmware development and verification.
Work closely with system Software, RTL Design, DV, emulation, and post-silicon teams to unblock progress.
Refine our Interface bring up and validation strategy.
BS or MS EE degree with focus in embedded systems (or equivalent experience).
6+ years of proven experience in low-level firmware design and verification in pre and post silicon.
Must have hands-on experience debugging bare-metal firmware in RTL / SystemVerilog / UVM testbenches using Verdi or similar debug tools and correlating firmware execution with RTL behavior.
Excellent RTL, digital debug skills, and understanding and coding skills in C/C++/Python
Experience with high-speed IO interfaces understanding of data structures.
Experience in developing firmware with AI agents would be beneficial.
Proven understanding of PC systems, windows OS, and Linux.
Hands on debugging skills. Able to break problems down based on first principles.
Comfortable assuming different responsibilities over the life of a product.
Strong collaborative and interpersonal skills, with shown success in guiding and influencing others within a nuanced environment.
Proven track record of leading chip bring-up activities
Widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers, NVIDIA offers highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. As you plan your future, see what we can offer to you and your family www.nvidiabenefits.com/
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Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4, and 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD for Level 5.You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.Skills Required
- BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering with an embedded systems focus, or equivalent experience
- 6+ years of experience in low-level firmware design and verification across pre- and post-silicon environments
- Hands-on experience debugging bare-metal firmware in RTL, SystemVerilog, and UVM testbenches using Verdi or similar tools
- Ability to correlate firmware execution with RTL behavior
- Strong RTL and digital debugging skills
- Proficiency in C, C++, and Python
- Experience with high-speed I/O interfaces and data structures
- Understanding of PC systems, Windows, and Linux
- Strong hands-on debugging and first-principles problem-solving skills
- Ability to assume different responsibilities throughout the product lifecycle
- Experience developing firmware with AI agents
- Strong collaborative and interpersonal skills with experience guiding and influencing others
- Proven experience leading chip bring-up activities
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity awards and a discounted ESPP are highlighted as core parts of total compensation, enabling employees to share in the company’s success. Stock-based compensation and the two-year lookback ESPP are consistently described as especially valuable.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is portrayed as robust, with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision options alongside mental health support and on-site care resources. Employer HSA contributions and wellness perks reinforce the depth of the offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are depicted as strong, featuring a meaningful 401(k) match with Roth options and support for Mega Backdoor Roth contributions. These elements position long-term savings as a notable advantage of the total rewards package.
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NVIDIA’s invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning ignited modern AI — the next era of computing — with the GPU acting as the brain of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can perceive and understand the world. Today, NVIDIA is increasingly known as “the AI computing company.”
