Senior System Software Engineer - Microcontroller Firmware

Posted 8 Days Ago
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Santa Clara, CA
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Computer Vision • Hardware • Robotics • Metaverse
The Role
Lead development of RTOS firmware for embedded microcontrollers in NVIDIA SOCs and GPUs, collaborating with hardware and software teams.
Summary Generated by Built In

NVIDIA is searching for a creative and highly motivated engineer with expertise in microcontroller system software to join Tegra 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:

  • Lead development of RTOS firmwares running on embedded microcontrollers within NVIDIA SOCs and GPUs.

  • Collaborate with hardware, software and other partner teams to understand the product requirements, schedule and translate them into development roadmap with the detailed tasks for the team.

  • Work through different stages of system software, including chip POR phase, pre-silicon development, bring-up, and production.

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

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.

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

  • Skilled control over C, assembly programming to build sophisticated but secure, perf optimized microcontroller firmware.

  • Proven record of technical leadership and ownership on past projects!

  • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with on-site and remote teams.

  • Self-starter and ability to work and communicate effectively across multiple geographies in a dynamic matrix organization.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

  • Hands on experience productizing firmware with embedded RTOS (e.g. Safe RTOS) on ARM or RISCV microcontroller.

  • Basic and firsthand knowledge of linkers and linker scripts.

  • Prior technical leadership experience.

The base salary range is 184,000 USD - 356,500 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.

Top Skills

Arm
Assembly
C
Embedded Rtos
Microcontroller
Riscv
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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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