Senior System Software Engineer, GPU Firmware

NVIDIA is searching for a creative and highly motivated engineer with expertise in system software to join the Tegra System Software organization. This position offers the opportunity to have real impact in a dynamic, technology-focused company impacting product lines ranging from consumer graphics to self-driving cars and the growing field of artificial intelligence.

What You'll Be Doing

• Support development of (bare metal) firmware run on embedded microcontrollers within NVIDIA GPUs.
• Collaborate with the hardware and software teams to architect new features and guide future development.
• Optimize software to improve system robustness, performance and security.
• Support development and verification on pre-silicon development platforms like simulation, emulation , and FPGA.
• Participate in testing new and existing firmware.
• Perform system bring-up, debug, and validation.
• Ensure compliance to functional safety standards (ISO 26262 and ASPICE). This includes defining requirements, architecture and design with end-to-end traceability, performing safety analyses - FMEA/DFA/FTA and ensuring code compliance to MISRA and Cert-C standards.
  
  

What We Need To See

• BS/BE/Btech or MS/ME/Mtech degree in Electronics/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related degree (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of relevant software development experience.
• Outstanding C programming and low-level driver experience.
• Microcontrollers/RISC-V secure boot process with authentication & encryption/decryption concepts.
• Understanding of the software development life-cycle, from requirements to testing closure and maintenance
• Familiarity with computer system architecture, microprocessors, and microcontroller fundamentals (caches, buses, DMA, etc).
• Familiarity with general HW concepts
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with on-site and remote teams
• Strong debugging and analytical skills
• Self-starter and ability to work and communicate effectively across multiple geographies in a dynamic matrix organization
  
  

Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd

• Previous experience in firmware development for GPUs
• Understanding of GPU software kernel driver and firmware
• Experience in Pre-Silicon/Post-Silicon bring up of complex SoCs
• You can design simple systems that work reliably without needing much support
• SW development experience in accordance to ISO26262, ASPICE or similar standards
  
  

We are widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers, and as a result have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us. So if you're clever, creative, and driven, we'd love to have you join the team.

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