Senior Firmware Engineering Manager, Data Center Systems

NVIDIA; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA seeks aSenior Engineering Manager to lead a large firmware organization delivering end-to-end manageability firmware for next generation Data Center Compute Systems. This role owns HGX and OpenBMC-based management firmware, including architecture, execution, reliability, and customer readiness.

Onsite in Santa Clara, CA, you will guide a multi-program effort with cross-functional teams. The candidate will drive long-term firmware roadmap and collaborate with hardware, security,

Qualifications

• 12+ years in server firmware, BMC/OpenBMC, or data center systems.
• 6+ years in software/firmware engineering leadership.
• Proven track record delivering production firmware at scale.
• Strong ability to lead architecture and execution across programs and teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead OpenBMC and MCU firmware development for next-gen DC Compute Systems.
• Define long-term firmware roadmap balancing architecture and delivery milestones.
• Drive architecture strategy across BMC, MCU, and platform software.
• Manage cross-functional priorities, hires, dependencies, and delivery commits.
• Partner with hardware, security, validation, and field teams to ensure scalable manageability.

Skills

Firmware leadership

OpenBMC / BMC architecture

Cross-functional leadership

System software architecture

Data center / server platforms

Education

BS, MS, or PhD in EE/CS or related field of education or equivalent experience

Tools

C/C++

Python

Yocto/BitBake

Git

Perforce

Jira

Job description

NVIDIA seeks aSenior Engineering Manager to lead a large firmware organization delivering end-to-end manageability firmware for next generation Data Center Compute Systems. This role owns HGX and OpenBMC-based management firmware, including architecture, execution, reliability, and customer readiness.

Onsite in Santa Clara, CA, you will guide a multi-program effort with cross-functional teams. The candidate will drive long-term firmware roadmap and collaborate with hardware, security,