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Senior Firmware Engineer - LPU

NVIDIA

Location

Santa Clara, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

5/10/2026

Compensation

$184,000 - $356,500 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.2% approval-37% YoY
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Job description

Join NVIDIA as a Senior Firmware Engineer and work with a world-class team focused on AI and accelerated computing technology. In this role, you will drive the development of low-level firmware for NVIDIA’s AI-accelerator hardware. This position offers the opportunity to influence technical decisions and deliver high-quality firmware for cutting-edge platforms. You will collaborate with various teams to ensure robust system integration and performance.

Requirements

  • B.S. in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 8+ years of professional firmware development experience on complex SoC/ASIC platforms.
  • Strong proficiency in C/C++ (C11 or later) with a solid understanding of low-level hardware interaction and system programming.
  • Experience with real-time operating systems such as FreeRTOS, Zephyr, VxWorks, or ThreadX.
  • Hands-on experience with high-speed interfaces like PCIe, DDR, SerDes, and Ethernet.

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and maintain firmware across the product stack including bootloader, drivers, RTOS, and system services.
  • Develop firmware specifications and define clear interface behaviors across system components.
  • Profile, optimize, and validate latency-critical code paths to ensure strong performance and reliability.
  • Collaborate with hardware, silicon, system software, and AI teams to define interfaces and support system integration.
  • Debug and resolve complex system-level issues involving firmware and hardware interactions.

Benefits

  • Employees at NVIDIA are often offered comprehensive, day-one benefits—including medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA support, life and disability insurance, an Employee Assistance Program, and a 401(k) with auto-enrollment. Many roles also have generous time off and holidays, donation matching (up to $10,000), and a wide menu of extras like FSAs, commuter benefits, legal and identity-theft protection, pet insurance, and wellness discounts. Optional programs can include student-loan and home-purchase support, plus family care resources and expert medical services.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Nvidia Corporation

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

355

FY2026

Approval rate

99.2%

FY2026

LCA certified

7,667

FY2026

Entry-level share

11.9%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-37%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-83%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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