NVIDIA

Networking

SeniorFirmwareEngineer,PHYDevices

$152–288k Santa Clara, California, United States FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Senior Firmware Engineer, PHY Devices at NVIDIA. Skills: Firmware Development, PHY Devices, Link-Level Devices, Verification. Define and develop software and firmware for PHY and link-level devices. Own delivery of networking features”

What You'll Achieve.

elevating NVIDIA products to the next level of quality and reliability

Industry & Context.

Networking
Problems you'll solve

problem-solving skills

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years of relevant industry experience, programming knowledge in C and C++, solid grasp of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles, Proven hands-on experience with hardware/software verification, test automation, deep working knowledge of the Linux environment, highly motivated, creative individual, problem-solving skills, passion for deep-tech innovation, testing

Nice to Have

experience in the semiconductor, networking, or embedded systems space

What You'll Do.

Define and develop software and firmware for PHY and link-level devices

Own delivery of networking features

Develop and maintain verification infrastructure

Develop and maintain regression test suites

Identify and troubleshoot customer interfaces

Analyze complex results

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work closely with Continuous Integration (CI) systems

Full Job Description

NVIDIA is looking for a creative, highly motivated Firmware Engineer to join the NVLink team within our innovative Networking organization. In this role, you will develop software for next-generation PHY, SERDES and link-level devices, driving the fabric that connects the world’s most powerful AI and high-performance computing systems. As part of this role, you will own the test and validation of software, owning the integration and testing of all Phy Firmware. If you are passionate about low-level development, automation, testing and pushing the boundaries of hardware-software integration, we want you on our team. ### **What You 'll Be Doing:** * Core Development: Define and develop high-performance software and firmware for PHY and link-level devices within the NVLink ecosystem. * Feature Ownership: Take full ownership of delivering advanced networking features, ensuring seamless execution from design to final verification. * Verification Infrastructure: Own, define, develop, and maintain robust, maintainable, and easily portable verification infrastructure and regression test suites. * Customer Focused: Identify, troubleshoot and own the end-to-end interface to NVIDIAs core CSP customers. * Automation & CI/CD: Work closely with Continuous Integration (CI) systems and regression tools to automate builds, run comprehensive test suites, and analyze complex results. * Innovate: Constantly push for excellence by bringing creative ideas to the table, elevating NVIDIA products to the next level of quality and reliability. **What We Need to See:** * Education: B.Sc/Masters. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience). * Experience: 5+ years of relevant industry experience working in the semiconductor, networking, or embedded systems space. * Software Expertise: Strong programming knowledge in C and C++, with a solid grasp of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles. * Verification & Linux:

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