Manager, Chip Software

NVIDIA•Santa Clara, CA

4d•$224,000 - $431,250

About The Position

NVIDIA is seeking an experienced Chip Software Project management leader to define, build, and execute a chip through its full silicon life cycle for use in Automotive, Data Center, Embedded, and Mobile products. The role coordinates and executes software activities for next-generation SoC chip software development and provides technical program coordination within the Software organization. The position leads software planning and completion across the chip life cycle, including software POR, pre-silicon development and validation, bring-up, and productization. It also develops partner validation workflows and relationships, coordinates simulation and emulation plans, and ensures teams provide required software life-cycle collateral and develop software compliant with applicable safety standards. As a central program contact, the manager leads status communications across geographically distributed software teams, partners with platform teams on custom bring-up requirements, and serves as the primary interface to Automotive, Data Center, Embedded, and Mobile software groups for chip-related issues.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical or Electronic Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
12 or more years of overall experience in related areas, including at least 4 years of management experience.
Deep understanding of the software development life cycle.
Proven software technical project management background in a matrix organization.
Strong understanding of embedded systems architecture, including CPUs, memory, buses and interconnects, operating systems, and device drivers.
Experience managing programs that span external partner engagement and internal engineering delivery simultaneously, from onboarding through joint go-to-market.

Nice To Haves

Proven track record leading software for Automotive, Data Center, and Mobile SoCs.
Experience building or growing partner lab environments, including security, compliance, and legal readiness frameworks.
Knowledge of pre-silicon and post-silicon bring-up of complex SoCs.
Strong understanding of safety standards such as ISO 26262 and experience delivering safety-compliant software.
Experience in design and development of kernels, system software, or drivers.

Responsibilities

Lead and implement software planning and completion for SoC chips, coordinating software POR, pre-silicon development, pre-silicon software validation, bring-up, and productization.
Develop and expand workflows for SoC partner validation programs, including partner engagement, qualification, onboarding, test execution, and result publication across multiple partners.
Build strategic connections with partners, serve as the main program contact, and identify opportunities to improve execution efficiency across companies.
Drive simulation and emulation POR, planning, and schedules in collaboration with Simulation and Emulation teams.
Ensure teams provide required collateral for the Software Product Life Cycle development process and drive development of software compliant with applicable safety standards.
Schedule and lead status meetings and communicate progress and status within and across software teams in multiple geographic locations.
Partner with platform teams to define, prioritize, and execute bring-up of their custom requirements.
Serve as the primary interface to Automotive, Data Center, Embedded, and Mobile software groups for chip-related issues and communication.