Manager, Tegra Software Chip

NVIDIA AI; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 357,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA in California is seeking an experienced software project management leader to drive the Tegra SOC software lifecycle from pre-silicon to productization. You will coordinate across SW and HW teams, manage schedules, and ensure milestones are met for automotive, data center, embedded and mobile products.

You will lead status meetings, handle cross-location communication, and define bring-up plans with platform teams, while aligning with safety standards and system software development

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software project management experience.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional hardware/software teams.
• Deep understanding of the software development life cycle.
• Strong matrix-organization management experience.
• Experience with embedded systems architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute Tegra SW planning and execution - from POR to productization.
• Drive schedules, remove roadblocks, and meet silicon milestones.
• Coordinate cross-team joint debugging between SW and HW.
• Plan simulation/emulation POR with teams to schedule.
• Ensure software collaterals for life cycle and safety-compliant software.
• Lead status meetings across multiple locations.
• Partner with platform teams for custom bring-up requirements.
• Interface with Auto/Data Center/Embedded/Mobile SW groups on issues.

Skills

Project leadership

Cross-team coordination

Embedded systems

SW life cycle

Safety standards

ISO26262

SoC bring-up

CPU/memory/bus

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/EE

Job description

Job Requisition ID

JR2016253

Job Category

Engineering

Time Type

Full time

NVIDIA is seeking an experienced SW project management leader to help us define, build and execute a chip through the entire silicon life cycle for use in various products (Automotive, Data Center, Embedded and Mobile). For two decades, NVIDIA has pioneered visual computing, the art and science of computer graphics. With our invention of the GPU we also set the stage for advances in the field of robotics, computer vision and artificial intelligence. Today NVIDIA is building a platform and solutions for Data Centers, Robotics and Autonomous Machines, making it a great time to join our company and this team. We are looking for a Tegra SW chip manager to help us coordinate and execute software activities for next generation SOC chip development. This critical position is part of a high-performance team which provides overall technical project management leadership for the Software organization.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead and execute all aspects of Tegra chips SW planning and execution - coordinate the SW POR, pre-silicon development, pre-silicon SW validation, bring-up and productization.
• Identify and drive all technical, logistical or resource related activities including running complex project schedules, removing roadblocks and meeting all silicon milestones.
• Coordinate and drive cross team activities that require complex joint debug between SW and HW teams.
• Drive the simulation and emulation POR, planning and schedule – work closely with Simulation and Emulation teams to build a prioritized plan and schedule for the project.
• Ensure teams are providing all needed collaterals for the SW Product Life Cycle development process. Also drive teams to develop software for compliance to various Safety standards.
• As the focal point, schedule and lead status meetings, handle communication of progress/status within/across all SW teams across multiple geographic locations
• Partner closely with platform teams to define, prioritize, and execute bring-up of their custom requirements.
• Act as the primary interface to Auto, Data Center, Embedded and Mobile SW groups for all chips related issues and communication.

What We Need To See

• Bachelors or master’s degree in computer/Electronics engineering or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ overall years of proven experience in related areas with at least 2+ years of management experience
• Deep understanding of the SW development life cycle
• Proven SW Technical program management background in a matrix organization
• Strong understanding of embedded systems architecture: CPU, memory, buses and interconnects, Operating Systems and device drivers

Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd

• Proven track record in leading SW for Automotive, Data Center and Mobile SOCs
• Experience in Pre-Silicon/Post-Silicon bring-up of complex SoC
• Strong understanding of Safety standards such as ISO26262 and Experience in delivering Safety compliant software.
• Experience in design and development of Kernel, System Software or drivers
• Strong understanding of silicon validation and characterization process and SOC micro-architecture

NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most brilliant and talented people in the world working for us and due to outstanding growth, our best-in-class engineering teams are rapidly growing fast!

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 2, and 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD for Level 3.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until August 4, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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