Senior Linux System Engineer — Power & Performance (Tegra)

NVIDIA Corporation

Santa Clara (CA)

On-site

USD 184,000 - 288,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation in Santa Clara, California is seeking an experienced software engineer to advance power and thermal management software for Tegra SoC and embedded platforms. You will collaborate with power architects and hardware/software teams to optimize Linux kernel and user-space components for edge AI and robotics workloads.

The role requires 8+ years in Linux-focused software, strong C skills, and a background in embedded systems on ARM.

Qualifications

MS in CS, CE, EE, Systems Engineering or related software/hardware major, or equivalent experience.
8+ years of software development experience with a significant focus on Linux.
Excellent C programming/debugging skills within Linux kernel and user space software.
Background with working on embedded systems and ARM processor specific.
System-level debugging experience and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

Work with ground breaking technologies for the Tegra SoC and various NVIDIA embedded platforms.
Implement power and thermal management software features in Linux Kernel and user space.
Collaborate with power architects, hardware and software engineers on platform power estimation and optimization.
Optimize the software stack to improve performance, efficiency, and responsiveness for edge AI and robotics use cases.