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# Senior System Software Engineer - Tegra Boot Stack Firmware

- **Company:** NVIDIA Ltd.
- **Location:** Santa Clara, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $152,000.0 - $241,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Booting (BIOS), Computer Programming, Data Centers, Software Debugging, Firmware, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Python (Programming Language), Linux Kernel, System Software, Bare Metal, Automotive Software
- **Published:** July 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.disabledperson.com/jobs/73912882-senior-system-software-engineer-tegra-boot-stack-firmware

## About the Role

We are now actively looking for energetic, enthusiastic and technologically savvy engineers to join the Tegra Core Firmware team. Here we architect and develop the boot stack firmware for the flagship Tegra chipset which are the core components for high-compute platforms for automotive, datacenter and other critical applications. The best candidates will have excellent C and Python programming skills, a thorough understanding of operating systems and kernel programming, a good understanding of hardware architecture, and excellent communication and planning skills. The candidate will also have good understanding of automotive functionality safety and security standards and their application in semiconductor projects., * BS or MS degree in EE/CS/CE or equivalent experience

 * 5+ years of relevant proven experience
 * Experience in low-level boot firmware development, specifically in areas of ARM technologies and programming is invaluable and on bare metal an additional plus.
 * Excellent C and Python programming and debugging skills
 * Detailed and extensive experience with Linux kernel software is required
 * Experience in automotive software development and verification process under the V-model would be a plus.
 * Excellent Interpersonal Skills

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

 * Demonstrate your passion for building new technologies
 * Out of the box thinking !
 * Articulate your thoughts succinctly
 * Experience working with AI tools such as Codex, creating agentic AI tools

## Description

* As a member of the Tegra core firmware team, you will build robust features for Tegra core boot firmware under the V-model established by safety and security standards.
 * Definition, decomposition and verification of functional/safety requirements and architecture.
 * Perform failure analysis (FMEA/DFA) on Bootloader functionality and architecture.
 * We take pride in our software family of engineers, so collaboration is the key(!) in developing partnerships with members internal and external to your team.
 * Validate and verify features on pre-silicon simulation platforms prior to tapeout.
 * Silicon verification, features development followed by post Silicon support.


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