Director, Tegra Firmware - nvidia

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We are searching for a skilled technical and organizational leader to guide foundational firmware development for Tegra CPU and system-on-chip platforms. Tegra combines high-performance CPUs with NVIDIA GPUs and specialized accelerators to power autonomous vehicles, robotics, industrial automation, edge AI, and other demanding applications. We are building the foundational firmware that brings each new generation of Tegra silicon to life! You will guide globally distributed teams responsible for CPU and SoC initialization, secure boot, system control, safety services, confidential computing, and production diagnostics.

This position requires extensive embedded-systems expertise, strong architectural judgment, and a history of delivering production firmware across multiple silicon generations.

What you’ll be doing:

Lead and grow globally distributed firmware teams and engineering managers.

Own delivery from architecture and pre-silicon development through bring-up, production, and long-term support.

Direct development of CPU boot, memory and coherency initialization, multicore startup, power-state transitions, confidential compute, and OS handoff.

Partner with CPU, SoC, hardware, verification, OS, DRIVE OS, safety, security, and product teams on integrated platform delivery.

Drive pre-silicon readiness, silicon bring-up, fault injection, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and development automation.

Lead firmware execution for automotive and industrial programs aligned with ISO 26262, IEC 61508, ISO/SAE 21434, and applicable certification requirements.

Oversee safety and security activities such as requirements traceability, FMEA, FTA, threat analysis, secure design reviews, verification evidence, and assessor engagement.

Work with OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, industrial customers, and ecosystem partners to resolve technical and delivery challenges.

What we need to see:

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.