Senior System Software Engineer - Halos Core and Robotics Platform

Job Title

Senior System Software Engineer - Halos Core and Robotics Platform

Role Summary

Design and implement system software for NVIDIA Halos, a safety-focused edge AI platform for autonomous vehicles, humanoids, industrial robots, and intelligent machines. The role spans RTOS and rich OS environments, virtualization, device and platform software, and platform bring-up in collaboration with ASIC, firmware, safety, and security teams.

Work focuses on safety, security, performance, and reliability of mixed-criticality systems, using formal methods and AI-assisted engineering tools where appropriate.

Experience Level

Senior - typically requires 5+ years of system software architecture and development experience for real-time embedded systems.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

• Design, develop, and debug system software across QNX, Linux, and hypervisor-based environments.
• Develop BSP, boot, drivers, device-management, diagnostics, and platform software for NVIDIA SoCs and edge AI platforms.
• Design and implement I/O virtualization solutions for mixed-criticality systems.
• Develop safe and secure software compliant with automotive safety and security standards (ISO 26262, ISO 21434).
• Bring up and optimize next-generation platforms in coordination with ASIC, firmware, OS, safety, and security teams.
• Apply formal methods to architect and develop high-integrity software.
• Use AI-assisted engineering tools to accelerate debugging, testing, code review, and documentation.
• Design debugging, tracing, logging, and performance-analysis solutions to improve developer productivity.
• Troubleshoot complex cross-component issues across a large software stack.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers.

Requirements

Required technical skills and qualities:

• 5+ years of experience in system software architecture and development for real-time embedded systems.
• Strong understanding of computer architecture and operating system fundamentals.
• Strong programming and debugging skills in C and/or Ada/SPARK.
• Practical experience using AI-assisted development tools for coding, debugging, testing, documentation, or workflow automation.
• Hands-on experience with debugging, performance analysis, and system analyzer tools.
• Proven ability to design and implement solutions for complex system-level problems.
• Effective collaborator with strong analytical and interpersonal skills.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with QNX, RT Linux, and other real-time operating systems.
• Low-level software experience for ARMv8-based SoCs.
• Prior hands-on Ada/SPARK programming including specification and formal verification; TLA+ modeling experience.
• Experience performing architectural safety analysis (FMEA/DFA) and threat modeling.
• Background in software development compliant with ISO 26262.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience as stated in the source posting.

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.