NVIDIA · 2 days ago
Senior Firmware Engineer - Embedded Controller
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$152K/yr - $288K/yr
5+ years expNVIDIA is known as 'the AI computing company' and is looking for a strong technical Firmware engineer to own firmware development for embedded controllers. The role involves designing, implementing, and delivering Embedded Controller firmware, collaborating with various stakeholders, and providing technical support to partners and customers.
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Hiring Manager
Bella Yanovsky
Responsibilities
Designing, implementing, and delivering Embedded Controller (EC) firmware for notebooks
Integration of EC firmware with other platform firmware
Provide technical support to the EC Chip vendors and OEMs/ODMs
Partnering with the EC Chip vendors to ensure products work best with NVIDIA products
Working with hardware teams to review HW architecture & schematics
Collaborate with QA/Test architects to produce proper test tools and automation for qualifying firmware
Develop collaterals for EC chip vendors and OEMs/ODMs
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science (or equivalent experience), and 5+ yrs of proven experience, with demonstrated strong ability as individual contributor
Experience implementing firmware in ARM Architecture
Experience implementing system software in a Linux OS environment
Experience implementing Embedded Controller (EC) firmware
Solid experience in C/C++ development
Solid understanding of low-level interfaces like GPIO/I2C/SPI/eSPI/PCIe/JTAG etc
PCIe enumeration, IO at platform level for notebooks
Experience working closely with HW teams, ODMs and vendors to introduce and support notebooks
Background in python for scripting, and debugging skills in embedded Linux operating environments
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Good work ethics
High sense of teamwork
Love to produce quality work and a commitment to finish your tasks every single day
Self-starter who loves to find creative solutions to exciting problems
Preferred
Experience in Zephyr OS
Expertise in Arm embedded architecture
Experience in supporting Windows on Arm platforms
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