Senior Firmware Engineer - GPU - CA, Santa Clara, United States
Originally posted 10 August 2026 by the employer.
This role focuses on safeguarding the boot, firmware, and software solutions that power NVIDIA GPUs and SoCs.
About the role
This role involves developing and validating boot, firmware, and software solutions for NVIDIA GPUs and SoCs, specifically focused on security across Automotive, Embedded, and Data Center platforms.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, and validate SOC & GPU Boot and Security software.
- Participate in the new silicon lifecycle, from pre-silicon simulation/emulation to silicon power-on bring-up.
- Identify, debug, and resolve issues within the Boot stack.
- Collaborate with architecture, software, and hardware teams to improve NVIDIA System-on-Chips.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience).
- 5+ years of experience in relevant roles.
- Proficiency in bare-metal firmware development, particularly with PCIE, ACPI, ARM/RISC-V technologies.
- Familiarity with computer system architecture, microprocessors, and microcontroller fundamentals (caches, buses, DMA).
- Expertise in C programming languages and debugging skills.
- Defensive security programming skills.
This role has been open 67 days — well above the 53-day median for Embedded Firmware Engineering roles.
Embedded Firmware Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
734
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Median days open
53 d
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Median salary
$169k
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| Metric | NVIDIA | All employers we track in this specialty (734 roles · 83 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 56 | 734 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 973 | 6114 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 59 d | 53 d (+6 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $169k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 120 open roles · median 54 d
- AMD · 65 open roles · median 35 d
- Micron Technology · 61 open roles · median 85 d
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 57 open roles · median 59 d
- Lattice Semiconductor · 46 open roles · median 38 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 32 open roles · median 32 d
How we counted: 734 open Embedded Firmware Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 83 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 17 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.