Senior Manager, System Software Security

NVIDIA's System Software Security team defines and delivers the security architecture across NVIDIA's Tegra SoC platforms — from Jetson to DRIVE OS for autonomous vehicles. The team owns security-critical components including Trusted Execution Environments, security microcontroller firmware, Content protection, Secure Boot, measured boot, SELinux, and platform security hardening across multiple chip generations across multiple SoC generations. We collaborate closely with hardware architecture, firmware, OS, and partner teams (including external SoC partners) to ship security features at scale across automotive and embedded platforms worldwide.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of security software engineers focused on platform security architecture and DRIVE OS security enablement                                                                         

• Own the end-to-end security architecture roadmap across multiple Tegra SoC generations, defining security plan-of-record for new chip programs in close collaboration with hardware architecture, firmware, and OS teams

• Drive security feature planning, design reviews, and execution across Trusted OS, Secure Boot, measured boot, DRM, HDCP, SMMU, and SELinux                                                                                    

• Lead security postmortems, threat modeling sessions, and architecture reviews for new platforms                                                   

• Drive post-quantum cryptography readiness strategy including ML-DSA, EdDSA, and RSA deprecation roadmap       

• Ensure compliance with automotive security standards including ISO 21434, UNECE regulation, and ASIL requirements                         

• Represent the security team in executive reviews, customer engagements, and external partner collaborations 

What we need to see:

• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience

• 10+ overall years in system software, security engineering, or firmware development; 5+ years in engineering management (not a first-time manager)

• Deep expertise in TEE (OP-TEE / TrustZone), secure boot, measured boot, RiscV firmware, HSM, or SoC security architecture, including ARM TrustZone privilege models and hardware-rooted security primitives                             

• Proven ability to define and drive security architecture across multi-generational SoC programs         

• Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills — ability to align hardware, firmware, OS, and customer teams around a coherent security strategy                                                                                       

• Strong track record of mentoring, developing, and recruiting engineers; experience conducting performance reviews, setting goals, and delivering constructive feedback      

• Proficiency in C and C++; ability to read and review code at a meaningful technical depth

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to manage multiple priorities across concurrent programs and build consensus across teams with competing priorities              

• Experience with product security practices including threat modeling, threat analysis, security risk classification, and driving remediation across engineering teams

• Understanding of AI/ML and LLM security risks — including model integrity, secure inference pipelines, adversarial robustness, and prompt injection considerations for safety-critical environments 

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Hands-on experience with DRIVE OS, L4T, AAOS, or automotive-grade Linux platforms

• Familiarity with ISO 21434, UNECE regulation, or ASIL automotive security and safety standards

• Experience with NVIDIA Tegra security stack

• Knowledge of post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standards — ML-DSA, EdDSA, ML-KEM

• Experience with virtualization security as well as prior collaboration with SoC partners on co-developed security IP

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 272,000 USD - 431,250 USD.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until April 14, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. 

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