Senior Firmware Security Engineer
NVIDIAJob Title
Senior Firmware Security Engineer
Role Summary
Join the GPU Firmware team to design and implement secure boot and root-of-trust firmware for NVIDIA GPUs. The role focuses on developing firmware that provides secure boot, update, and attestation services under severe boot-time and storage constraints.
Experience Level
Senior - typically requires 5+ years of experience in low-level firmware or BIOS development, with at least 2 years focused on secure firmware and hardware security components.
Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include:
- Design, develop, test, debug, and optimize GPU firmware across the product lifecycle.
- Continuously evaluate and improve firmware and hardware security posture for the root of trust.
- Enhance team infrastructure: build systems, regression farms, and security test tooling.
- Perform in-depth security reviews of software, hardware, processes, and infrastructure.
- Contribute to security requirements and align solutions with industry standards and customers.
- Collaborate with internal and third-party hardware and software teams to improve security across BootROMs and software stacks.
- Work with a broader virtual security organization on cross-stack security efforts as needed.
Requirements
Must-have skills and experience:
- 5+ years developing device BIOS, firmware, or other low-level software.
- 2+ years building secure firmware and working with hardware security components.
- Proficient in C and low-level systems programming.
- Solid understanding of secure software fundamentals: cryptography, authentication/attestation, chains of trust, and common software security vulnerabilities.
- Strong collaboration skills to work closely with hardware designers and software engineers on debug and integration tasks.
Nice-to-have:
- Experience with threat modeling, formal design analysis, or hardware/firmware architecture.
- Familiarity with secure development techniques: static/dynamic analysis, fuzzing, negative testing.
- Experience with safety-critical platforms or formal verification.
Education Requirements
BS or MS 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.
