Firmware Engineer

NVIDIA; Germany (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a Firmware Engineer to design, implement, and secure low-level C firmware for the Boot and Power Management Processor (BPMP) across the Tegra SoC lifecycle. You will work at the heart of the system, optimizing boot sequencing, power management, and thermal control for world-class devices.

You will partner with hardware, software, and safety teams across distributed sites to diagnose high-priority issues, write tests, and drive reliable operation.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of professional embedded firmware development experience.
• Proficiency in C and memory-mapped I/O concepts.
• Experience with SoC boot flows and BPMP/firmware.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills across distributed teams.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted workflows for code/testing is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize low-level C firmware for BPMP across the Tegra SoC lifecycle.
• Diagnose and debug high-priority issues, working with cross-functional teams to resolve them.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, and safety teams across distributed sites.
• Write unit/integration tests and perform validation on emulation platforms and hardware.

Skills

Embedded firmware

Low-level C

Memory-mapped I/O

Boot/Power management

Cross-team collaboration

Debugging

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Job description

NVIDIA’s invention of the GPU in 1999 fueled the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning ignited modern deep learning — the next era of computing — with the GPU acting as the brain of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can perceive and understand the world. Today, we are increasingly known as “the AI computing company.” We're looking to grow our company and establish teams with the most thoughtful people in the world. Are you ready to change the next generation of computing? Join us at the forefront of technological advancement.

Do you enjoy hacking and tinkering at the lowest levels of software? Are you passionate about squeezing every drop of efficiency out of complex hardware while ensuring total system stability? If so, we are searching for an outstanding Firmware Engineer to join the NVIDIA System Control Firmware team. As part of the System Control Firmware team, you will be at the very heart of NVIDIA’s Tegra SoC architecture. You will design, implement, and secure the foundational software that controls everything from basic boot sequencing to dynamic power, clock, and thermal management for world-class autonomous vehicles, AI edge devices, next-generation data centers, and advanced robotics. This is your chance to create waves in the industry while directly working alongside some of the most top-valued, diverse minds in the business.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Core Firmware Development: Design, implement, and optimize low-level C firmware for the Boot and Power Management Processor (BPMP) across the entire Tegra SoC lifecycle.
• Active Program Support: Provide hands-on technical support to active product programs by diagnosing and debugging complex, high-priority issues, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to drive rapid resolutions.
• Global Collaboration: Partner closely with hardware, software, and safety architecture teams across our globally distributed engineering sites to align on requirements and system-level interfaces.
• Debug & Test Automation: Diagnose complex hardware/software boundary failures using boot logs and hardware traces. Write comprehensive unit/integration tests and perform error injection on emulation platforms and physical boards.

What We Need To See

• Education: BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Experience: 2+ years of professional experience in embedded firmware development, low-level C programming, and memory-mapped register access.
• Technical Leadership & Influence: Demonstrated ability to do technical problem-solving efforts in complex projects.
• Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical ideas clearly across a distributed, multi-site team.
• AI Skills: Hands-on experience or familiarity with modern software development using AI agents or LLM-assisted workflows to enhance code generation, testing, or engineering efficiency.
• Deep Systems Knowledge: Good grasp of SoC boot flows, interrupts, linker/build systems, and device tree-based configurations.
• Hardware Interface Expertise: Knowledge of low-level SoC infrastructure like clocks, resets, voltage rails, and power-gating behaviors.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Debugging skills, a self-starter mindset, a high sense of teamwork, and a meticulous approach to avoiding regressions in sensitive system behaviors.

Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd

• Experience or strong professional interest in utilizing the Rust language for systems programming, safe firmware architectures, or tooling.
• Proven background working under ISO 26262 functional safety standards and executing FMEA.
• Familiarity with secure boot concepts and hardware/software boundary security.
• A passion for working closely with hardware designers to influence next-generation silicon design across automotive, robotic, and data center platforms.

With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us and, due to unprecedented growth, our exclusive engineering teams are rapidly growing. If you're a creative and autonomous engineer with a real passion for technology, we want to hear from you.

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