Senior Hypervisor and RTOS Engineer

Nvidia

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Work type: On-site
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Salary: $184,000–$287,500 / yr
Posted: 11 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Nvidia is a leading designer of graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip units, powering gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and artificial intelligence workloads. Industry: Semiconductors & AI Computing

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TL;DR · Senior Hypervisor and RTOS Engineer

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As a Senior Hypervisor and RTOS Engineer within the NVIDIA DRIVE Software team, you will design and develop new features for the hypervisor and RTOS software stack while bringing up and optimizing these stacks on new Tegra SoCs. You will be responsible for developing high-integrity software using rigorous engineering, safety, and security practices to ensure real-time, highly available system components for autonomous vehicles. Your daily work involves debugging complex system-level issues across hardware, firmware, RTOS, and virtualization layers while leading technical initiatives to align teams and coordinate execution. You will utilize C/C++ for systems programming and embedded software development. The role requires a deep understanding of operating-system internals and hardware-assisted virtualization. This position addresses the critical challenge of sharing and separating system resources while meeting strict automotive safety standards like ISO 26262 and ISO 21434.

Skills

C C++ RTOS Hypervisor Embedded Software Virtualization Tegra SoC Firmware Formal Methods ISO 26262 ISO 21434 ASPICE Systems Programming Hardware-assisted Virtualization

What you'll do

Design and develop new features for the RTOS and hypervisor software stack.
Bring up and optimize RTOS and hypervisor stacks on new NVIDIA Tegra SoCs.
Develop high-integrity software following strict automotive safety and security practices.
Debug complex system-level issues across hardware, firmware, RTOS, and virtualization layers.
Lead technical initiatives by building alignment and coordinating execution to completion.
Implement formal methods to automate workflows and increase software quality.

What we're looking for

BS, MS in CS/CE/EE or a related engineering field or equivalent experience.
8+ years of experience.
Strong systems programming experience in C/C++ and embedded software development.
Deep understanding of RTOS concepts, operating-system internals, and hardware-assisted virtualization.
Strong technical leadership, collaboration, and communication skills to drive cross-team initiatives.
Knowledge of Automotive quality standards, ASPICE, ISO 26262, or ISO 21434 (preferred).
A track record of influencing technical direction and aligning stakeholders (preferred).

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