Senior System Software Engineer - Embedded

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Santa Clara, CA
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Hardware • Robotics • Software • Metaverse
The Role
The Senior System Software Engineer will define, design, develop, and maintain embedded firmware for NVIDIA's Tegra SOC software. This involves close collaboration with system software and hardware experts during various development stages, influencing the design of future microprocessors, and working with operating systems and device drivers.
Summary Generated by Built In

NVIDIA is searching for a creative and highly motivated engineer with expertise in embedded software to join Tegra system-on-chip (SOC) system software group! We have a real passion for pushing the technology to its limit and creativity which will be fully tested and applied here! You will closely work with experts from adjacent domains in system software, hardware across NVIDIA to build the best products in the segment.

What you'll be doing:

  • Define, design, develop, test and maintain embedded firmwares working closely with primary CPU's operating system (e.g. Linux/QNX/Android) device drivers.

  • Candidate will work through different stages of system SW development, chip POR phase, pre-silicon dev, bring-up and production

  • Candidate will have an opportunity to work along side ASIC designers to influence next-gen microprocessors used in NVIDIA GPUs and Tegra SOCs.

What we need to see:

  • BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related degree or equivalent experience.

  • 8+ years of relevant experience developing system software.

  • Skilled control over C and assembly programming to build complex but secure, performant embedded firmwares.

  • Strong understanding of computer system architecture, microprocessor, and microcontroller fundamentals (caches, buses, memory controllers, DMA, etc).

  • Proven leadership skills and strong ownership on past projects.

  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

  • Experience with ARM Cortex-M or RISC-V based processor architecture.

  • Hands on experience with producing firmware with embedded RTOS (e.g. Safe RTOS).

  • Basic and firsthand knowledge of linkers and linker scripts.

The base salary range is 180,000 USD - 339,250 USD. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits. NVIDIA accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse 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.

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The Company
HQ: Santa Clara, CA
21,960 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1993

What We Do

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.”

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