NVIDIA is looking for an excellent and highly motivated Senior Firmware Engineer to join our Pre-Silicon team. You will be joining the team whose primary mission is to work on groundbreaking technology network adapters (NIC) and prepare NIC Firmware for tape-out and production. The goal is to have NIC Firmware fully verified before real chip is produced, so you’ll work intensively with frontier emulation systems. As a Firmware engineer, you’ll work in a wide range of domains including low-level C communication with hardware and software, Python to automate routine tasks, C++ regression environment. The position is definitely for you if you like to be in the intersection of all development activities related to preparing new chip to production.

What you will be doing:

• Working on bringing up next generation NIC devices

• Close work with Chip Design, Firmware and Software teams during integration activities

• NIC Firmware code support for new devices

• Prepare regression for NIC models on emulation environment

• Improve team’s work efficiency by adapting methodologies, automating routine activities

What we need to see:

• B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering / Computer Science / Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience)

• 5+ years of experience

• Computer structure & operating systems

• Experience in Python & Bash (tcsh is an advantage)

• Previous experience in Pre-Silicon activities is an advantage

• Experience in Real-Time or Embedded software development is an advantage

• Problem solver, independent and curious

• Strong interpersonal skills and self-learning ability

• Strong multi-disciplinary capabilities and ability to work with a wide interface of people – chip design, verification, FW, SW

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Knowledge of Hardware verification concepts and tools

• Experience partnering with software and hardware teams to define and implement firmware

• Knowledge in networking, Linux and scripting languages

• Experience with in-depth problems solving

NVIDIA is committed to encouraging a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.