Principal Software Engineer - Manufacturing & Factory

We're searching for a highly motivated, technical leader to design, drive, and operationalize rack-scale factory and deployment flows for next-generation data center products. The ideal candidate will combine deep systems expertise, decisive technical leadership, and a passion for building reliable, debuggable, and scalable manufacturing and deployment solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and drive rack-scale/L11 flows for factory and initial data center deployment.
• Design and implement end-to-end factory workflows, including firmware flashing sequences, security provisioning, and deployment of software mitigations.
• Collaborate with data center architects, ODMs, and OEMs to define factory and data center requirements that ensure efficient and reliable production ramp.
• Champion reliability, debuggability and optimization in firmware, diagnostic and deployment tool design.
• Drive pre-silicon readiness for factory & manufacturing workflows for rack-scale products. Using NVIDIA's industry leading simulation & emulation technology.
• Mentor architects and engineering teams to grow them into future leaders.
• Make key technical decisions even when faced with ambiguity

Requirements:

• BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related degree or equivalent experience.
• 15+ years in the area of System architecture and design
• Deep experience in designing architecture for scalable and performant server systems, particularly at the SW/HW interface.
• Strong understanding of networking technology & protocols (e.g. Ethernet, Infiniband)
• Previous experience working with complex system software for accelerators such as GPUs, DPUs, or FPGAs
• Expertise in out-of-band and in-band management architectures.
• Knowledge of system management protocols such as Redfish and IPMI.
• Demonstrable experience in implementing left shift strategy to de-risk program execution. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice to Have:

• Knowledge of large-scale cloud and cluster level deployment and management systems.
• Demonstrated track record of leading data center products across the entire lifecycle, spanning inception, pre-silicon development, post-silicon bring-up, manufacturing, and deployment.