Manager, Firmware Verification Infrastructure

NVIDIA NVIDIA · Semiconductors · Yokneam, Israel

NVIDIA is seeking an experienced Manager for their NIC FW verification infrastructure team. The role involves leading the team's technical direction, ensuring testing infrastructure stability and scalability, guiding the development of advanced modules, and mentoring engineers. Responsibilities include end-to-end execution, defining and improving testing methodologies, and collaborating with other teams. Requires a strong technical background in software engineering, leadership experience, and coding skills.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead and drive team execution end-to-end, combining managerial ownership with hands-on technical contribution - including ownership of the verification testing domain, its flows, coverage and the regression cycle.
  2. Develop deep expertise in NVIDIA technologies, with a strong focus on FW functionality with corresponding interfaces with HW and SW.
  3. Drive team execution by setting clear priorities, removing blockers, and ensuring high-quality, timely delivery - while maintaining a high bar for technical excellence and clearly communicating priorities, trade-offs, and status to stakeholders.
  4. Define and continuously improve testing methodologies, including leading retrospectives for missed bugs to identify gaps - driving actionable changes to test coverage, flows, and verifiers.
  5. Act as a technical leader within the team, contributing to design discussions, mentoring engineers, and actively participating in high-level design and code reviews.

Skills

Required

  • engineering management
  • team leadership
  • hands-on technical background
  • coding skills
  • OOP principles
  • software design
  • fast-paced environment
  • ownership
  • initiative
  • problem-solving
  • driving results
  • communication skills

Nice to have

  • c++
  • regression concepts
  • testing flows
  • CI practices
  • Networking protocols
  • Git
  • Gerrit
  • Jenkins
  • Docker
  • agile approach

What the JD emphasized

  • firmware verification infrastructure
  • testing infrastructure stability
  • scalability
  • continuous improvement
  • advanced modules and methodologies
  • technical direction
  • evaluation of data and control path
  • high-quality deliverables
  • mentoring and grow a team
  • ownership and execution
  • collaboration with networking NIC FW teams
  • B.Sc. in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science
  • 3+ years of experience in an engineering management or team leadership role
  • strong hands-on technical background
  • 6+ overall years of experience as an engineer
  • Strong coding skills with deep understanding of OOP principles and software design
  • Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, balancing execution with continuous improvement
  • Demonstrated leadership qualities — ownership, initiative, problem-solving mindset, and the ability to drive results independently and as part of a team
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English