NVIDIA
Director, Tegra Firmware
$320K–$489K
US, CA, Santa Clara · Director · Full-time · Posted Sep 1, 2026
- Experience
- 12+ overall years in embedded firmware, system software, or low-level platform software; 7+ years of engineering leadership.
- Education
- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field—or equivalent experience.
About the job
Leads globally distributed teams developing and delivering foundational Tegra CPU and SoC firmware from architecture and pre-silicon work through production and long-term support.
What you'll do
- Lead firmware teams and engineering managers, and own delivery across the silicon lifecycle.
- Direct CPU and SoC firmware development, including boot, initialization, power management, confidential computing, and OS handoff.
- Coordinate platform integration, bring-up, testing, safety, security, and customer delivery with internal teams and external partners.
What they ask for
- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field—or equivalent experience.
- 12+ overall years of experience in embedded firmware, system software, or low-level platform software.
- 7+ years of engineering leadership experience, including leading managers or distributed teams.
- Proven success delivering complex CPU or SoC firmware from architecture through production.
Nice to have
- Experience with NVIDIA Tegra or another complex automotive, robotics, industrial, or edge-computing SoC.
- Expertise in ARM Trusted Firmware, UEFI, bootloaders, secure monitors, RTOS platforms, or system-control processors.
Pay
320,000 USD - 488,750 USD (base salary)
Tools
Tegra, ARM Trusted Firmware, UEFI, Linux, DRIVE OS, RTOS, ISO 26262, IEC 61508
AI focus
The role develops firmware for Tegra platforms used in edge AI applications. NVIDIA also states that it uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
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