Senior Real-Time System Software Engineer (Embedded)

NVIDIA; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 356,500; Full time

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Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior System Software Engineer to help build the Halos safety platform for autonomous vehicles and intelligent machines. You will work on embedded RTOS and Linux-based stacks across QNX, virtualization, and accelerators, contributing to high-integrity software with formal methods.

The role spans BSP, driver and platform software development, ISO 26262/21434 compliance, and cross-team collaboration with hardware, safety, and security groups. Equity and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in System Software architecture and development for real time embedded systems.
• Strong understanding of computer architecture, OS fundamentals, and Networking.
• Proficient programming and debugging in Python/C and/or Ada/SPARK.
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools for coding, debugging, testing, documentation, or workflow automation.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, develop, and debug system software for NVIDIA Halos OS across QNX, Linux, and hypervisor-based environments.
• Design and develop BSP, boot, driver, device-management, networking, diagnostics and platform software for NVIDIA SoCs and edge AI platforms.
• Develop safe and secure software in accordance with ISO 26262 and ISO 21434 standards.
• Bring up and optimize next-generation NVIDIA platforms, collaborating with ASIC, firmware, OS, safety, security, and platform teams.
• Design & develop I/O Virtualization solutions for mixed-criticality systems.
• Use Formal Methods to architect and develop high integrity software.
• Develop and use GenAI and AI-assisted engineering tools to accelerate debugging, test development, code review, documentation, requirements analysis, and workflow automation.
• Resolve complex kernel-level issues and lead integration of external Ethernet switching technology for next-generation vehicle platforms.

Skills

System software

Embedded systems

C

Ada/SPARK

Networking

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

QNX

Linux

RTOS

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior System Software Engineer to help build the Halos safety platform for autonomous vehicles and intelligent machines. You will work on embedded RTOS and Linux-based stacks across QNX, virtualization, and accelerators, contributing to high-integrity software with formal methods.

The role spans BSP, driver and platform software development, ISO 26262/21434 compliance, and cross-team collaboration with hardware, safety, and security groups. Equity and benefits are offered.