Safe Linux Platform Architect

We are looking for a Safe Linux platform architect for our Tegra System Software Team in Santa Clara, with a good understanding of Linux kernel, ARM architecture, low level system software technologies like virtualization. Candidate is encouraged to collaborate with product owners and DriveOS elements to communicate and drive technical alignment in the Safe Linux initiative. Additionally, engage with distro vendors in timezone to help us develop fast, robust and safe systems used in Automotive, Embedded and Data Center products. We are a leading artificial intelligence computing company and are paving the way with innovations in gaming, visualization, supercomputing and self-driving cars. NVIDIA gives customers, developers, tier-1 suppliers, research institutions, and start-ups the power and flexibility to develop and deploy breakthrough artificial intelligence systems for self-driving vehicles and embedded devices used for intelligent video analytics and voice assistants.

A dominant player in providing intelligent networking solutions, NVIDIA will optimize data center-scale workloads across the entire computing, networking and storage stack to achieve higher performance, greater utilization and lower operating cost for customers!

What you will be doing:

• Drive architectural discussion with DriveOS and other product owners, architects for Linux based platforms focused on safety, security and quality

• Work with Linux distro vendors to align safety, security and quality needs for DriveOS

• Represent NVIDIA in the Linux safety initiatives in the open source community

• Contribute and support development of work products for Safe Linux

• Establish leadership in PST for Linux platform activities to foster future growth

What we need to see:

• BS/MS or equivalent experience in electrical engineering, computer science, or computer engineering.

• 10+ years of experience with device driver design and development on embedded systems.

• Excellent C programming, scripting (Python) and debugging skills.

• Solid understanding of computer architecture, operating system fundamentals.

• Experience developing drivers on Linux, QNX, or other RTOS on 32/64-bit ARM SoC.

• Hands-on experience with Debugging Tools JTAG, DSTREAM.

• A strong teammate; self-motivated with positive demeanor.

• Demonstrates leadership through module or project ownership.

• Recognized internal / external specialist.

• Defines modules or projects for a department.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Background with ISO26262 or other safety standards

• Experience with ISO21434 or other security standards

• Collaborate with Linux community in upstreaming efforts

The base salary range is 180,000 USD - 276,000 USD. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.