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/RTOS) 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.
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.
Understanding of OS concept and different scheduling algorithms.
Understanding of the software development life-cycle, from requirements to testing closure and maintenance
Background 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.