CareerPlan

Senior System Software Engineer – Linux-Tegra Power Management and Performance Optimization

US, CA, Santa ClaraFull-time$184k–$288k2026-11-04 → 2026-11-10

Core

Implement power and thermal management software features in Linux Kernel and user space for NVIDIA Tegra SoC and embedded platforms.

Role type

Senior System Software Engineer (Linux Power Management)

Builds

Power-efficient and high-performance edge AI and robotics systems

Domain

Embedded Systems / AI Computing / Linux Kernel

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Linux kernel development, C programming, embedded systems, ARM processor architecture, system-level debugging, power management algorithms, thermal management, performance optimization

Preferred skills

Linux power/thermal features (scheduler, dynamic frequency scaling, runtime power management), open-source community experience

Technologies

Linux, C, Tegra SoC, ARM

Responsibilities

Implement power and thermal management software features in Linux Kernel and user space; Collaborate with power architects, hardware and software engineers on platform power estimation and optimization; Optimize the software stack to improve performance, efficiency, and responsiveness for edge AI and robotics use cases

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC