We are looking for an excellent Virtual Platform FW Engineer to join the Infrastructure and Simulation Integration group. In this role, you will integrate a SystemC/TLM virtual hardware platform (delivered by the hardware modeling team) with firmware, make the end to end flow run reliably, and turn it into a productive environment for early development and regressions. With many hardworking engineers around the globe, the work environment is complex, driven by a passion for achieving goals, and fast paced. You will learn how large scale firmware projects are operated, maintained, qualified and released, and how firmware and pre-silicon platforms are developed together to accelerate product readiness.
What you will be doing:
Work closely with Firmware, Hardware Architecture, SystemC Modeling, and Build/Tools teams.
Integrate firmware images with a SystemC/TLM virtual platform and enable end to end boot, bringup, and feature flows.
Define and implement HW-FW interfaces for the virtual platform (MMIO, interrupts, DMA, boot flows, configuration).
Integrate the virtual platform flow into CI, regressions, and nightly qualification, including triage and failure analysis.
Drive stability, scalability, and performance of virtual platform runs and regressions.
Document processes, guidelines, and tooling that make the virtual platform easy to adopt across teams.
What we need to see:
Bachelor's or master's Degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
Prior 8+ years of experience in firmware, low level software, simulation, virtual platforms, or infrastructure.
Strong C/C++ capabilities; Python scripting experience.
Strong Linux development fundamentals and debugging skills.
Excellent analytical, debugging and problem-solving skills across multi-component systems (FW, models, infra).
Motivated and independent with strong communication skills and ability to drive cross-team execution.
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
Hands-on experience with SystemC and TLM 2.0 or virtual prototyping environments.
Experience with cross-platform compilers and build systems.
Experience with CI systems and large regression environments (Jenkins, GitLab CI, similar).
Experience with run control and debug tooling (GDB servers/clients, trace pipelines, crash dump etc).
Understanding of SoC architecture concepts such as buses, MMIO, interrupts, DMA, memory maps, and boot flows.
Ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast paced environment with multiple collaborators.
With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package (www.nvidiabenefits.com ), we are 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 and, due to outstanding growth, our best-in-class engineering teams are rapidly growing. If you're a creative and autonomous engineer with a real passion for technology, we want to hear from you!
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or master's Degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science
- Prior experience of 8+ years in firmware, low level software, simulation, or infrastructure
- Strong capabilities in C/C++
- Python scripting experience
- Strong Linux development fundamentals and debugging skills
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
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