Senior System Software Engineer - Factory Bringup

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation seeks a senior hardware bring-up engineer to lead software bring-up for new platforms across boards, trays, racks and clusters in Santa Clara, CA. You will oversee factory firmware, provisioning, diagnostics and recovery flows, embedding AI coding agents to enhance development and operations, and coordinate with manufacturing and cloud partners to keep lines running.

The role emphasizes strong Python, C/C++, Linux, and out-of-band management skills, plus extensive experience

Qualifications

• Requires 10+ years of relevant experience.
• BS, MS, PhD, or equivalent experience in electrical engineering, computer science, or related field.
• Strong Python skills, experience with factory or data center automation, Linux knowledge, and experience with manufacturing or cloud partners.

Responsibilities

• Own software bring-up of new platforms across boards, trays, racks, and clusters, including factory firmware, provisioning, diagnostics, and recovery flows.
• Integrate and validate tools in partner factories.
• Use AI coding agents to improve development and operations.
• Resolve failures across hardware and software to keep production lines running.

Skills

Python

C/C++

Shell Scripting

Linux

Factory Automation

Firmware Flashing

Out-of-Band Management

Server Bring-Up

Hardware Debugging

PCIe

USB

SMBus/I2C

Diagnostics Orchestration

Manufacturing Test

AI Coding Agents

ODM/CM/CSP Collaboration

Education

BS

MS

PhD

Job description

Own software bring-up of new platforms across boards, trays, racks, and clusters, including factory firmware, provisioning, diagnostics, and recovery flows. Integrate and validate tools in partner factories, use AI coding agents to improve development and operations, and resolve failures across hardware and software to keep production lines running.

Requirements

Requires 10+ years of relevant experience and a BS, MS, PhD, or equivalent experience in electrical engineering, computer science, or a related field. Candidates should have strong Python skills, experience with factory or data center automation and out-of-band management, knowledge of hardware interfaces and Linux, and a record of working with manufacturing or cloud partners during bring-up and production.

Key Skills

• Python
• C/C++
• Shell Scripting
• Linux
• Factory Automation
• Firmware Flashing
• Out-of-Band Management
• Server Bring-Up
• Hardware Debugging
• PCIe
• USB
• SMBus/I2C
• Diagnostics Orchestration
• Manufacturing Test
• AI Coding Agents
• ODM/CM/CSP Collaboration

Benefits

• Equity
• Benefits