Firmware Engineer

Job Title

Firmware Engineer

Role Summary

Join the System Control Firmware team to design, implement, and maintain low-level firmware for Tegra SoC devices. The role focuses on boot sequencing, dynamic power/clock/thermal management, debugging hardware/software boundary issues, and collaborating with hardware and software teams across sites.

Experience Level

Entry-level — the role expects approximately 2+ years of professional experience in embedded firmware development.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include:

• Design, implement, and optimize low-level C firmware for the Boot and Power Management Processor (BPMP).
• Provide hands-on technical support to active product programs; diagnose and resolve complex, high-priority issues.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, and safety architecture teams across global engineering sites on requirements and system-level interfaces.
• Diagnose hardware/software boundary failures using boot logs and hardware traces; develop unit and integration tests and run error injection on emulation platforms and physical boards.

Requirements

Key must-have and desirable qualifications.

• Must-have: 2+ years professional experience in embedded firmware development; proficiency in low-level C programming and memory-mapped register access.
• Must-have: Strong debugging skills across hardware/software boundaries; familiarity with SoC boot flows, interrupts, linker/build systems, and device-tree configurations.
• Must-have: Knowledge of low-level SoC infrastructure including clocks, resets, voltage rails, and power-gating behaviors.
• Must-have: Demonstrated technical problem-solving in complex projects and effective verbal and written communication for distributed teams.
• Must-have: Familiarity or hands-on experience with AI-assisted development workflows (LLMs/agents) to improve code generation, testing, or engineering efficiency.
• Nice-to-have: Experience or strong interest in Rust for systems programming.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with ISO 26262 functional safety processes and FMEA.
• Nice-to-have: Familiarity with secure boot concepts and hardware/software boundary security.

Education Requirements

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

About the Company

Company: NVIDIA

Headquarters: Santa Clara, California, USA

NVIDIA is a global leader in accelerated computing, renowned for its innovative solutions in AI and digital twins that transform diverse industries. The company specializes in networking technologies, providing end-to-end InfiniBand and Ethernet solutions for servers and storage that optimize performance and scalability. NVIDIA serves sectors such as high-performance computing, enterprise data centers, and cloud computing, constantly reinventing its products and services to stay ahead in the market.