Senior Embedded Systems Architect – Real-Time Safety OS

NVIDIA; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 224,000 - 431,250; Full time

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Job summary

NVIDIA seeks a Senior System Software Architect to build Halos OS across QNX, Linux, and hypervisor environments for high‑integrity, safe embedded platforms.

You’ll design BSPs, drivers, I/O virtualization, and platform software for NVIDIA edge AI systems, while ensuring ISO 26262/21434 compliance and collaborating with ASIC, firmware, OS, and safety teams. AI-assisted tools will speed development and verification.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years of system software architecture and development for real-time embedded systems.
• Strong C and Ada/SPARK programming and debugging skills.
• Experience with RTOS, QNX, Linux and virtualization.
• Familiar with AI-assisted development tools for coding and testing.
• Hands-on debugging and performance analysis expertise.
• Team-oriented, analytical and self-motivated.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, develop and debug system software for Halos OS across QNX, Linux and hypervisor environments.
• Design BSP, boot, driver, device-management and diagnostics for SoCs and edge platforms.
• Create I/O virtualization solutions for mixed-criticality systems.
• Develop safe software compliant with ISO 26262 and ISO 21434.
• Bring up and optimize NVIDIA platforms with cross-team collaboration.
• Apply formal methods to develop high integrity software.
• Leverage GenAI tools to accelerate debugging, testing and code reviews.
• Build debugging, tracing, logging and performance-analysis systems.

Skills

C programming

Ada/SPARK

RTOS

QNX

Linux

ARM architecture

Hypervisors

ISO 26262 knowledge

GenAI tooling

Debugging

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science

Tools

GDB

Perf tools

Hypervisor tools

Formal methods tools

Job description

NVIDIA seeks a Senior System Software Architect to build Halos OS across QNX, Linux, and hypervisor environments for high‑integrity, safe embedded platforms.

You’ll design BSPs, drivers, I/O virtualization, and platform software for NVIDIA edge AI systems, while ensuring ISO 26262/21434 compliance and collaborating with ASIC, firmware, OS, and safety teams. AI-assisted tools will speed development and verification.