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NVIDIA

Senior Technical Program Manager - CPU Firmware

NVIDIA
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senior full-time Santa Clara, CA

First indexed 18 Jun 2026

Description

NVIDIA is seeking an experienced Senior Technical Program Manager to lead the definition, development, and commercialization of CPU-based products in Data Center, Automotive, and Embedded market segments.

The successful candidate will lead and execute all aspects of CPU Firmware planning and execution, coordinating across organizations for POR finalization, pre-silicon development, pre-silicon FW validation, Silicon and Platform bring-up, and productization.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Leading and executing CPU Firmware planning and execution
  • Coordinating across organizations for POR finalization, pre-silicon development, pre-silicon FW validation, Silicon and Platform bring-up, and productization
  • Developing metrics to gauge program status and communicating readiness and risk to management
  • Ensuring teams provide all needed collaterals for the SW Product Life Cycle development process
  • Working with product teams to understand the impact of product variations on CPU Firmware and translating those into testable requirements
  • Scheduling and leading status meetings, handling communication of progress/status within/across all key collaborators & dependencies across multiple geographic locations

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's or master's degree in computer/Electronics engineering or related field (or equivalent experience)
  • 12+ overall years of proven experience in related areas with at least 2+ years of leadership experience
  • Deep understanding of the SW development life cycle
  • Proven SW Technical program management background in a matrix organization
  • Strong understanding of systems architecture: CPU, memory, buses and interconnects, Power and thermal Management, performance, Operating Systems, and device drivers

Preferred qualifications:

  • Proven track record in leading SW for SOCs and Platform bring up
  • Experience in Pre-Silicon/Post-Silicon bring-up of complex SoC, and Platform
  • Experience in design and development of System Software or drivers, Firmware for embedded and Server products
  • Strong understanding of advanced ARM architecture, RISC-V, coherent high speed interfaces, Confidential Compute Architecture

NVIDIA offers highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package, including equity and benefits.