# System Engineering First-Line Manager

**Company**: NVIDIA
**Location**: Santa Clara, CA
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: 184,000 USD – 287,500 USD for Level 2; and 224,000 USD – 356,500 USD for Level 3
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

NVIDIA is seeking an exceptional System Engineering First-Line Manager to lead a development team at its Santa Clara HQ, California. The team focuses on firmware validation and integration for advanced NVIDIA networking, AI platforms, and silicon.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- Lead a team of engineers, providing technical guidance and career mentorship.

- Define and implement new product integration and validation for NVIDIA HCA and DPU products.

- Drive project planning, scheduling, and execution for the team.

- Collaborate with architecture, product, and software design teams.

- Work on pre and post-silicon activities for next-generation NVIDIA networking products.

- Gain in-depth knowledge of networking technology, system debugging, and HW/FW/SW relationships.

**Requirements:**

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.

- 6+ years of experience in firmware development or system validation, with 2+ years of managerial experience.

- Strong system-level understanding and hands-on lab experience.

- Programming skills in Python.

- Excellent analytical, creative, debugging, and problem-solving skills.

- Detail-oriented with excellent interpersonal and intercultural skills, including fluent English.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

- Knowledge of SW-HW interfaces, PCIe, memory subsystems, storage components, network applications, device drivers, and real-time software.

- Programming knowledge in Python/C/C++.

- Deep understanding of computing architectures and hardware systems.

- Previous experience in system validation, technical lead, or silicon bring-up leadership roles.

The base salary for this position ranges from 184,000 USD – 287,500 USD for Level 2 and 224,000 USD – 356,500 USD for Level 3. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

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## Skills

### Required
- Python
- Computer Science
- Computer Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- firmware development
- system validation
- managerial experience

### Nice to have
- Python/C/C++
- SW-HW interfaces
- PCIe
- memory subsystems
- storage components
- network applications
- device drivers
- real-time software
- computing architectures
- hardware systems

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