Manager, Distinguished Engineer – DGX Systems Software

NVIDIA

. End-to-End Stack Readiness: Ensure every DGX platform is ready for the full NVIDIA software stack—firmware, DGX OS, GPU drivers, CUDA toolkit, DCGM, DOCA/OFED, and management tools—as a validated, production-quality product.

Posted 4/21/2026full-timeSanta Clara • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $320,000 - $488,750 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

End-to-End Stack Readiness: Ensure every DGX platform is ready for the full NVIDIA software stack—firmware, DGX OS, GPU drivers, CUDA toolkit, DCGM, DOCA/OFED, and management tools—as a validated, production-quality product.
Platform Firmware Development: Lead development of the manageability firmware stack (BMC, BIOS) for all DGX platforms.
Validation Strategy: Define validation strategy proving each DGX platform is production-ready: end-to-end system validation including firmware regression, NVQual certification, DL workload performance, OS/CUDA stack testing, multi-user scenarios, power/thermal validation, and field upgrade reliability.
Platform Bring-Up & Architecture: Drive platform bring-up for each new DGX system—coordinating first boot across new silicon (CPU, GPU), board design, and firmware teams.
Customer Deployment & Enablement: Ensure firmware release flows meet CSP and enterprise deployment requirements.
Product Delivery Lifecycle: Own the complete DGX delivery lifecycle—system architecture, firmware development, integration, full-stack validation, GA release, and customer deployment—for every DGX product.
Cross-Org Alignment: Serve as single point of accountability for DGX platform readiness across NVIDIA—aligning GPU, CPU, networking, security, OS, and AI software teams to deliver on schedule.
Quality & Vendor Management: Own RCCA processes for field issues.
Team Leadership: Build and lead a world-class engineering organization.

Requirements

What you’ll need

BS or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
12+ overall years in systems firmware/software engineering, with 5+ years in engineering leadership.
Deep expertise in server system stack including SBIOS, BMC, OS, applications and system-level integration of complex multi-component products.
Proven track record delivering multi-generation server or data center platforms from architecture through customer deployment.
Experience managing engineering organizations across multiple geographies in a matrix environment.
Strong understanding of server hardware: CPU, GPU, interconnect, memory, PCIe, power delivery.
Experience owning end-to-end product quality—from firmware validation through full-stack system testing to field deployment.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

firmware developmentBMCBIOSCUDA toolkitDCGMDOCAOS testingsystem validationmulti-user scenariospower/thermal validation

Soft Skills

team leadershipcross-organizational alignmentaccountabilitycustomer enablementvendor management

Certifications

BS in Computer ScienceMS in Electrical Engineering