Senior System Software Engineer - CPU SoC Boot Firmware - CA, Santa Clara, United States
Originally posted 30 July 2026 by the employer.
Contribute to the boot stack firmware for the flagship Tegra chipset.
About the role
This role involves architecting and developing the boot stack firmware for the flagship Tegra chipset, which is a core component for high-compute platforms in automotive, datacenter, and other critical applications.
What you'll do
- Build robust features for Tegra core boot firmware under V-model safety and security standards.
- Define, decompose, and verify functional/safety requirements and architecture.
- Perform failure analysis (FMEA/DFA) on Bootloader functionality and architecture.
- Validate and verify features on pre-silicon simulation platforms.
- Perform silicon verification, feature development, and post-Silicon support.
What you'll need
- 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.
- Excellent C and Python programming and debugging skills.
- Detailed and extensive experience with Linux kernel software.
Nice to have
- Experience in automotive software development and verification process under the V-model.
- Experience working with AI tools such as Codex, creating agentic AI tools.
This role has been open 82 days — well above the 54-day median for Embedded Firmware Engineering roles.
Embedded Firmware Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
730
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Median days open
54 d
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Median salary
$169k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | NVIDIA | All employers we track in this specialty (730 roles · 83 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 56 | 730 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 971 | 6118 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 60 d | 54 d (+6 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $169k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 119 open roles · median 52 d
- AMD · 65 open roles · median 36 d
- Micron Technology · 61 open roles · median 86 d
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 56 open roles · median 60 d
- Lattice Semiconductor · 46 open roles · median 39 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 32 open roles · median 33 d
How we counted: 730 open Embedded Firmware Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 83 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 18 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.