CareerPlan

Senior Firmware Engineer

US, CA, Santa ClaraFull-time$184k2026-11-05 → 2026-11-10

Core

Guide the creation of RTOS firmware operating on embedded microcontrollers within NVIDIA SoCs and GPUs, contributing to chip POR, pre-silicon development, silicon bring-up, and production.

Role type

Senior IC firmware engineer (embedded RTOS/microcontrollers)

Builds

RTOS firmware for embedded microcontrollers integrated into NVIDIA SoCs and GPUs

Domain

Semiconductor / Embedded Systems

Required skills

C programming, assembly programming, computer architecture, processor ISAs, microcontroller fundamentals, caches, buses, memory controllers, DMA, low-level driver development, debugging

Preferred skills

SafeRTOS, ARM, RISC-V, linkers, linker scripts, technical leadership

Technologies

SafeRTOS, ARM, RISC-V

Responsibilities

Guide creation of RTOS firmware for embedded microcontrollers in NVIDIA SoCs/GPUs; Partner with hardware/software teams to translate requirements into development roadmaps; Contribute across system software lifecycle (POR, pre-silicon, bring-up, production); Implement low-level drivers and debug system software; Collaborate with ASIC designers on next-generation microcontrollers

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC