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NVIDIA · 1 year ago

Firmware Engineer - New College Grad 2024

Santa Clara, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$104K/yr - $190K/yr

NVIDIA is a computing platform company operating at the intersection of graphics, HPC, and AI, and they are seeking a Firmware Engineer - New College Grad. In this role, you will support the development of crucial GPU firmware, collaborating with teams to innovate and optimize software for industry-leading products.

AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)Consumer ElectronicsFoundational AIGPUHardwareSoftwareVirtual Reality

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Support development of (bare metal) firmware run on embedded microcontrollers within NVIDIA GPUs

Collaborate with the hardware and software teams to architect new features and guide future development

Optimize software to improve system robustness, performance and security

Participate in testing new and existing firmware

Perform system bring-up, debug, and validation

Ensure compliance to functional safety standards (ISO 26262 and ASPICE). This includes defining requirements, architecture and design with end-to-end traceability, performing safety analyses - FMEA/DFA/FTA and ensuring code compliance to MISRA and Cert-C standards

Qualification

Embedded software developmentC/C++Software development life-cycleComputer system architectureMicrocontrollersGeneral HW conceptsFunctional safety standardsMISRA complianceCert-C complianceSafety analyses (FMEA/DFA/FTA)

Required

Pursuing a Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience

Software engineering background with experience in embedded software development

Proficiency in C/C++

Understanding of the software development life-cycle, from requirements to testing closure and maintenance

Familiarity with computer system architecture, microprocessors, and microcontroller fundamentals (caches, buses, DMA, etc)

Background with general HW concepts

Strong debugging and analytical skills

Company

NVIDIA

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NVIDIA is a computing platform company operating at the intersection of graphics, HPC, and AI.

Founded in 1993

Santa Clara, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.nvidia.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

$4.09B

Key Investors

ARPA-EARK Investment ManagementSoftBank Vision Fund

2023-05-09Grant· $5M

2022-08-09Post Ipo Equity· $65M

2021-02-18Post Ipo Equity

Leadership Team

Jensen Huang

Founder and CEO

Michael Kagan

Chief Technology Officer

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