Tegra System Software Engineer

Nvidia

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Work type: Remote
Location: Santa Clara, CADurham, NC
Salary: $152,000–$241,500 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 3 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
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 · Tegra System Software Engineer

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As a Tegra System Software Engineer within the system-on-chip software organization, you will design, develop, and verify features for next-generation SoC architecture. You will work closely with hardware, silicon, and pre-silicon teams to bring up new platforms, products, and prototype systems while focusing on enabling core OS software. Your daily responsibilities include crafting, unit testing, documenting, and maintaining features for Tegra SoCs while influencing hardware architecture through design specifications. The role requires expertise in C programming, low-level driver development, and complex system-level debugging. You will work with ARM based processor architectures and must possess a deep understanding of computer system architecture, including caches, buses, memory controllers, and DMA. This position focuses on the technical challenge of developing embedded software and performing early modeling simulations for advanced SoC platforms.

Skills

C ARM Embedded Software Kernel Drivers SoC System Software Pre-silicon Silicon JTAG DMA Memory Controllers

What you'll do

Design, develop, and verify features for next-generation SoC architectures.
Perform early modeling simulations to support product development.
Execute bring-up for new platforms, products, and prototype systems.
Enable core OS software on new hardware platforms.
Create architecture and design specifications to influence hardware and system software.
Develop, unit test, document, and maintain features for Tegra SoCs.
Perform complex system-level debugging of low-level drivers and embedded code.

What we're looking for

BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field or equivalent experience.
5+ years of relevant software development experience.
Proven leadership skills and strong ownership on past projects.
Hands-on technical experience with complex software and hardware designs.
Outstanding C programming and low-level driver experience with a strength in complex system-level debugging.
Experience with ARM based processor architecture.
Familiarity with computer system architecture, microprocessor, and microcontroller fundamentals like caches, buses, memory controllers, and DMA.
Background with chip or board bring-up, high quality embedded code, and JTAG/debugging tools (preferred).

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