Nvidia
Director, Tegra Firmware
US, CA, Santa Clara · Director
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About the role
- NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years.
- It's a unique legacy of innovation that's fueled by great technology-and amazing people.
- Today, we're tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing.
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow globally distributed firmware teams and engineering managers.
- Own delivery from architecture and pre-silicon development through bring-up, production, and long-term support.
- Partner with CPU, SoC, hardware, verification, OS, DRIVE OS, safety, security, and product teams on integrated platform delivery.
- Drive pre-silicon readiness, silicon bring-up, fault injection, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and development automation.
- Lead firmware execution for automotive and industrial programs aligned with ISO 26262, IEC 61508, ISO/SAE 21434, and applicable certification requirements.
- Oversee safety and security activities such as requirements traceability, FMEA, FTA, threat analysis, secure design reviews, verification evidence, and assessor engagement.
- We are building the foundational firmware that brings each new generation of Tegra silicon to life!
Requirements
- 12+ overall years of experience in embedded firmware, system software, or low-level platform software.
- Experience with heterogeneous SoCs containing CPUs, GPUs, accelerators, security processors, or system-control microcontrollers.
- Experience with pre-silicon development, post-silicon debugging, failure analysis, and in-field diagnostic processes.
- Strong understanding of firmware quality, reliability, secure development, and product lifecycle management.
- Experience with threat modeling, hardware roots of trust, secure and measured boot, attestation, key management, or secure update.
Compensation
- As you plan your future, see what we can offer to you and your family www.nvidiabenefits.com/ Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.
- The base salary range is 320,000 USD - 488,750 USD.
Benefits
- Doing what's never been done before takes vision, innovation, and the world's best talent.
Company info
- We are searching for a skilled technical and organizational leader to guide foundational firmware development for Tegra CPU and system-on-chip platforms.
- Work with OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, industrial customers, and ecosystem partners to resolve technical and delivery challenges.
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