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NVIDIA is searching for a creative, highly motivated and independent engineer with expertise in system software with security background to join the SOC System Software organization. This position offers the opportunity to have real impact in a dynamic, technology-focused company impacting SOC based product lines ranging from autonomous vehicles, robotics, consumer graphics, and edge AI.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Lead all HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) activities across SoC-based projects, leading the feature roadmap, protocol implementation, compliance certification, and delivery across chips, platforms, and products.
- Develop and maintain secure-engine firmware on a RISC-V based secure processor.
- Deliver end to end HDCP solution across multiple software stacks spanning Linux, Android for automotive, and consumer platforms.
- Drive firmware production signing readiness, rollback-prevention strategies, and key-provisioning workflows.
- Serve as the security primary contact for the team, leading all aspects of threat modeling, static analysis, vulnerability tracking and remediation, and security compliance across all projects.
- Collaborate with multi-functional teams spanning HW design, boot firmware, power management, validation, and GPU display to align on architecture and delivery.
What we need to see:
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years of experience in embedded systems, firmware, or system software development.
- Strong RISC-V or embedded processor firmware development experience with privilege-level isolation and secure boot.
- Deep understanding of cryptography and security protocols, specifically HDCP 1.x/2.x authentication, key management, and repeater topology.
- Strong familiarity of how HDCP integrates with display protocols, e.g. HDMI, DisplayPort.
- Consistent record leading cross-team technical initiatives from architecture through certification and delivery.
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
- Hands-on experience with HDCP compliance certification.
- Experience with SoC-level system integration: firewalls, fuse controllers, privilege isolation, and secure carveouts.
- Experience productizing DRM protocols (Widevine, PlayReady).
- Familiarity with automotive security standards (ISO 21434, UN R155).
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/
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.
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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
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 8 or more years of experience in embedded systems, firmware, or system software development
- Strong RISC-V or embedded processor firmware development experience
- Experience with privilege-level isolation and secure boot
- Deep understanding of cryptography and security protocols, including HDCP 1.x/2.x authentication, key management, and repeater topology
- Strong familiarity with HDCP integration with HDMI and DisplayPort
- Record of leading cross-team technical initiatives from architecture through certification and delivery
- Hands-on HDCP compliance certification experience
- SoC-level system integration experience with firewalls, fuse controllers, privilege isolation, and secure carveouts
- Experience productizing Widevine or PlayReady DRM protocols
- Familiarity with automotive security standards ISO 21434 and UN R155
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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.”
