Senior Firmware Engineer

Responsibilities

• Collaborate within a combined design and verification team to validate firmware features and functionality.
• Develop verification plans, test cases, and correctness models (primarily in Python) to verify firmware functionality.
• Drive silicon bring-up, feature enablement, and debug activities on GPU systems.
• Work closely with architecture, hardware, and firmware teams on firmware enablement, design-for-debug, and validation strategies.
• Triage and resolve firmware issues observed during customer qualification or in-field testing.
• Log and track bugs, maintain coverage metrics, and perform gap analysis.
• Develop and maintain automation tools and infrastructure to improve firmware development, regression, and verification workflows.
• What we need to see:
• BS or MS degree (or equivalent experience) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Minimum 3+ years of experience in firmware or software verification.
• Strong debugging and analytical skills.
• Proficiency in Python, C, C++ and understanding of object-oriented programming.
• Solid understanding of computer architecture, microprocessors, and microcontroller fundamentals.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with experience working across on-site and remote teams.
• Positive attitude and strong team player; able to work effectively under tight schedules.
• Software development or verification experience is a plus.
• Ways to stand out from the crowd:
• Passion for low-level software, firmware development, and debugging.
• Hands-on experience with hardware/software interaction and embedded environments.
• Familiarity with RTOS or RISC-V programming and debugging.
• Proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong execution discipline and ability to meet schedule commitments.
• #LI-Hybrid
• Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 152,000 USD - 241,500 USD for Level 3, and 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits .
• Applications for this job will be accepted at least until May 30, 2026. This posting is for an existing vacancy.
• NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

Additional Information

As a member of our NVLink Firmware Development and Verification team, you will be responsible for performing unit and integration-level firmware verification across both pre-silicon and post-silicon platforms. You will also help enable the firmware and verification infrastructure for our next-generation GPUs, which power high-performance interconnects in multi-GPU systems. Experience or familiarity with high-performance computing systems, interconnects, or networking protocols and architectures is a plus.

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