Senior Firmware Engineer

NVIDIA • Santa Clara, CA

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About The Position

NVIDIA seeks a highly motivated Senior Firmware Engineer to join our firmware team. This team focuses on innovative network adapters (NIC) and readies NIC Firmware for tape-out and production. The objective is to ensure NIC Firmware is fully verified before manufacturing the actual chip. You will work closely with advanced emulation systems. As a Firmware engineer, you will engage in various areas, including low-level C communication with hardware and software. This role is ideal if you enjoy being involved in all development activities related to preparing new chips for production.

Requirements

• B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering / Computer Science / Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years of relevant proven experience
• Knowledge of computer structure & operating systems
• Skilled in Python & Bash (experience with tcsh is a plus)
• Prior involvement in Pre-Silicon activities.
• Experience in Real-Time or Embedded software programming
• Excellent problem-solving skills, independence, and curiosity
• Strong multi-disciplinary capabilities and ability to work with a wide interface of people – chip design, verification, FW, SW

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of hardware verification concepts and tools
• Experience partnering with software and hardware teams to define and implement firmware
• Knowledge in networking, Linux, and scripting languages
• Background with in-depth problem-solving
• Experience with Cadence Palladium

Responsibilities

• Working on bringing up next-generation NIC devices
• Collaborating closely with Chip Design, Firmware, and Software teams during integration activities
• Supporting NIC Firmware code for new devices
• Preparing regression for NIC models on emulation environments
• Improving the team’s work efficiency by adapting methodologies and automating routine activities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees