Senior Firmware Verification and Bringup Engineer

Nvidia

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Salary: $184,000–$287,500 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 24 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · Senior Firmware Verification and Bringup Engineer

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The Senior Firmware Verification and Bringup Engineer joins the Memory Subsystem Team to perform bare-metal firmware development for NVLINK-C2C while managing validation and debug of firmware and silicon bring-up. This role involves collaborating on pre-silicon testing to validate features, driving silicon bring-up, and resolving hardware and firmware interaction issues such as boot failures or training failures. The candidate will develop automation and AI-assisted flows to improve verification processes while refining interface bring-up strategies. Required skills include proficiency in C, C++, Python, and SystemVerilog, along with experience using Verdi for debugging RTL behavior. The role requires expertise in high-speed IO interfaces, data structures, and PC systems including Windows and Linux. The position focuses on the technical challenge of resolving complex silicon issues and ensuring stable firmware execution within a high-performance memory subsystem environment.

Skills

Firmware C C++ Python RTL SystemVerilog UVM Verdi Linux Windows Bare-metal Silicon Bring-up High-speed IO AI Agents Data Structures Pre-silicon Post-silicon

What you'll do

Develop bare-metal firmware for NVLINK-C2C technology.
Perform validation and debug of firmware and silicon bring-up for NVIDIA products.
Execute pre-silicon firmware development and testing to validate new features.
Drive silicon bring-up, feature enablement, and root cause analysis for hardware/firmware issues.
Resolve boot failures, training failures, and other critical silicon issues.
Develop and maintain automation and AI-assisted flows to improve verification processes.
Refine interface bring-up and validation strategies.

What we're looking for

BS or MS EE degree with a focus in embedded systems or equivalent experience.
6+ years of proven experience in low-level firmware design and verification in pre and post silicon.
Hands-on experience debugging bare-metal firmware in RTL, SystemVerilog, and UVM testbenches using Verdi or similar tools.
Proficiency in C, C++, and Python with strong RTL and digital debug skills.
Experience with high-speed IO interfaces and understanding of data structures.
Proven understanding of PC systems, Windows OS, and Linux.
Experience in developing firmware with AI agents (preferred).
Proven track record of leading chip bring-up activities (preferred).

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