Senior Technical Program Manager - CPU Firmware

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Santa Clara, CA, USA
In-Office
200K-322K Annually
Senior level
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The Role
Lead and coordinate CPU firmware program activities across pre-silicon, silicon bring-up and productization. Define requirements, track metrics and risks, run cross-functional status meetings, and ensure SW lifecycle deliverables for CPU/SoC platforms.
Summary Generated by Built In

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

The role requires the leadership through the entire silicon& product life cycle, starting with Architecture Specifications to shipping platforms that contain the CPU products. We are looking for a CPU Server Firmware Program Manager to help us coordinate and implement software activities for next generation CPU & CPU product development.

What you’ll be doing:

  • 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 the 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 work with the team to help translate those into testable requirements.

  • As the focal point, schedule and lead status meetings, handle communication of progress/status within/across all key collaborators & dependencies across multiple geographic locations.

What we need to see:

  • Bachelors 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 is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us. If you're creative, driven, and passionate about software tools, we want to hear from you! 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 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.

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

  • Bachelors or masters degree in computer/electronics engineering or related field (or equivalent experience)
  • 12+ years of overall proven experience with at least 2+ years of leadership experience
  • Deep understanding of the software development life cycle
  • Proven software 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
  • Proven track record in leading software for SoCs and platform bring-up
  • Experience in pre-silicon and post-silicon bring-up of complex SoC and platform
  • Experience in design and development of system software, drivers, or firmware for embedded and server products
  • Strong understanding of advanced ARM architecture, RISC-V, coherent high-speed interfaces, Confidential Compute Architecture

NVIDIA Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about NVIDIA and has not been reviewed or approved by NVIDIA.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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The Company
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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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