Senior Embedded Architect Manager

Job Title

Senior Embedded Architect Manager

Role Summary

Lead technical security architecture, design, and implementation for next-generation NVIDIA networking products. The role combines hands-on engineering with cross-functional coordination across hardware, firmware, software, research, and product teams to define and validate secure platform architectures.

This position focuses on hardware-enabled security primitives, IO interface security, microarchitectural modeling, and collaboration with partners to meet internal and external security requirements.

Experience Level

Senior — requires 12+ years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include architecture, design, validation, and collaboration to deliver secure embedded/networking platforms.

• Research, design, develop, and implement hardware and software architecture solutions to meet security requirements and standards.
• Define and apply hardware security primitives to enable secure software extensions and trusted platform features.
• Perform architectural modeling, microarchitectural definition, and validation against security requirements.
• Collaborate across teams (hardware, firmware, software, research, product) and with external partners/customers to drive implementations and address security threats.
• Work with partners on open-source software implementation and integrate hardware/security features into downstream stacks.
• Follow and contribute to relevant standards bodies and develop infrastructure for hardware-based trust mechanisms.

Requirements

Concise list of required and preferred technical skills. Education requirements are summarized separately below.

• Must-have: Hands-on experience with IO interfaces such as I2C, I3C, SPI, UART, USB, and PCIe.
• Must-have: Experience with embedded systems and low-level firmware development.
• Must-have: Strong programming and debugging skills across Verilog, Python/Perl scripting, ARM assembly, and C/C++.
• Must-have: Knowledge of security-by-design hardware principles and privilege models.
• Must-have: Proven ability to work in dynamic, collaborative teams with strong communication skills.
• Preferred / Nice-to-have: Experience with computing platform boot architecture in embedded devices and servers.
• Preferred / Nice-to-have: Experience with RISC-V architecture, root-of-trust designs, and security processors.

Education Requirements

BSc, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or 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.