Senior Firmware Engineer

Job Title

Senior Firmware Engineer

Role Summary

Senior member of the QoS NIC Firmware team based in Tel Aviv or Yokneam. Lead a firmware development team and contribute hands-on to design and implementation of QoS and NIC firmware features across pre- and post-silicon environments.

Collaborate with architecture and software teams, develop verification tests, and resolve system-level HW/FW/SW issues to improve performance, reliability, and scalability.

Experience Level

Senior — requires 8+ years of professional experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include:

• Research, design, and implement QoS algorithms and firmware features to improve performance and scalability.
• Provide hardware-aware technical guidance and drive maintainable core firmware development.
• Implement new NIC firmware features in pre- and post-silicon environments.
• Develop and run verification tests for advanced firmware functionality in a complex test environment.
• Collaborate with architecture and cross-functional software teams on system design and integration.
• Debug system-level issues and analyze HW/FW/SW interactions.

Requirements

Must-have:

• Minimum 8+ years of professional firmware or embedded systems experience.
• Proven technical leadership and experience making decisions on complex firmware projects.
• Proficiency in C and embedded systems programming.
• Strong hands-on problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Fast learner, highly organized, with strong attention to detail.
• Good interpersonal and collaboration skills; able to work independently.

Nice-to-have:

• Knowledge of network protocols and networking stacks.
• Real-time programming experience.
• Experience coordinating across multiple functions and reporting technical status to managers or executives.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and handle crisis situations in real time.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science from a recognized institute.

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.