Senior System Software Safety Engineer - Halos Core and Robotics Platform

NVIDIA; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior System Software Engineer in Bengaluru to advance the Halos platform, a safety-critical edge AI stack for autonomous systems. You will work on real-time embedded software across QNX, Linux and hypervisor environments, ensuring ISO 26262 lifecycle compliance and deterministic performance.

You will mentor engineers, leverage AI-assisted tools to accelerate development, debugging and validation, and collaborate with hardware and software teams on multi-domain safety

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Master's or equivalent in Computer Science.
• 8+ years of experience in system software architecture and development for real-time embedded systems.
• 4+ years ISO 26262 functional safety engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of computer architecture and OS fundamentals.
• Experience designing and developing solutions for complex system problems.
• Practical experience using AI-assisted software development lifecycle.
• Self-motivated, analytical and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the ISO 26262 safety lifecycle for Halos components.
• Architect, design and develop system software for Halos OS across QNX, Linux, and hypervisors.
• Use AI-assisted engineering tools to accelerate debugging, testing, and reviews.
• Handle complex issues across large software stacks and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

System Software Architecture

Real-Time Embedded Systems

ISO 26262 Safety

ARM Architecture

QNX

Linux

Hypervisors

Ada/SPARK

AI-assisted lifecycle

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Computer Science

Tools

QNX

RT Linux

Hypervisors

Ada/SPARK

TLA+

Job description

We are looking for a talented Senior System Software Engineer to help build NVIDIA Halos, our full-stack safety critical platform for physical AI: autonomous vehicles, humanoids, industrial robots, and intelligent machines that sense, decide, and act in the real world. This role is equally grounded in ISO 26262 functional safety engineering and embedded systems, rich operating systems, virtualization, accelerated computing. If you have a good understanding of System Software development on Real Time OS (RTOS), ARM architecture, Virtualization, and experience with ISO 26262 safety lifecycle, we want to hear from you! We are a leading artificial intelligence computing company and are paving the way with innovations in gaming, visualization, supercomputing, and autonomous vehicle and robotics safety platforms.

NVIDIA gives automakers, tier-1 suppliers, automotive research institutions, and startups the power and flexibility to develop and deploy breakthrough artificial intelligence systems for autonomous vehicles. Our unified computing architecture makes it possible to train deep neural networks in the data center on the NVIDIA DGX™, and then seamlessly run them on NVIDIA's Halos platform inside the vehicle. Leading vehicle manufacturers, tier 1 suppliers, mapping and simulation companies, software and sensor providers, and startups around the world are developing on NVIDIA Halos® platform to deliver the best solutions for the new world of mobility. As a System Software Engineer, you will get an opportunity to work on high-performance NVIDIA edge AI platforms running complex mixed-criticality software stacks across QNX, Linux, hypervisors, safety partitions, accelerators, and real-time AI workloads, and work alongside industry experts in diverse teams and projects.

What you’ll be doing:

• Own and drive the ISO 26262 functional safety lifecycle for NVIDIA Halos platform components from safety plan to safety analysis for mixed-criticality software stacks.
• Architect, design and develop system software for NVIDIA Halos OS across QNX, Linux, and hypervisor-based environments.
• Use GenAI and AI-assisted engineering tools to accelerate debugging, test development, code review, documentation, requirements analysis, and workflow automation.
• Handle complex issues requiring interactions between components partitioned across the large software stack
• Mentor junior engineers

What we need to see:

• Bachelors/Masters or equivalent experience in Computer Science
• 8+ years of experience in System Software architecture and development for real time embedded systems
• 4+ years of direct, hands-on ISO 26262 functional safety engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of computer architecture and operating system fundamentals
• Experience in designing and developing solutions for complex system problems.
• Practical experience using AI-assisted software development lifecycle.
• A dedicated, team and results oriented, self-motivated contributor with excellent analytical and interpersonal skills

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Demonstrated experience owning ISO 26262 safety lifecycle activities: FMEA/DFA, CPA, safety case development, and working with independent assessors.
• In-depth knowledge of embedded systems and real time operating systems, like QNX and RT Linux
• Good understanding of ARM architecture and low level software development for ARM v8 based SOCs
• Prior hands-on experience in Ada/SPARK programming (including specification and formal verification) and TLA+ formal verification modeling

Widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers, NVIDIA offers highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. As you plan your future, see what we can offer to you and your family www.nvidiabenefits.com/

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