NVIDIA has become one of the most valuable companies on earth, and now they want to conquer space as well. The firm has recently posted a job for its Space-1 project, which could be dubbed its first computing system for space missions. The latest recruitment comes months after NVIDIA unveiled Space-1 at the GTC conference and said that it will be working on software for orbital AI infrastructure.
The latest5 opening at NVIDIA is for the position of System Software Principal Architect – Orbital Data Centre, which is a role that will focus on developing software to power Space-1. In the past, NVIDIA also shared a posting for the position of Orbital Data Centre System Architect – this one will be working on designing the overall architecture of an orbital data centre.
Multiple technology firms have also shown interest in space-based computing and connectivity, and one of the first in the line was Google and SpaceX. Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai has said in the past that the role of satellite connectivity via Google service is something they are looking to achieve in future. Some reports related to the matter published by The Wall Street Journal suggested that Google is also in talks with Elon Musk’s SpaceX for a rocket launch deal to put orbital data centres in space.
NVIDIA also shared the job description, suggesting what the individual will be supposed to do, and it reads, ‘Space-1 is NVIDIA’s first Orbital Data Centre (ODC) module — a Vera Rubin-class compute platform engineered for low-Earth orbit mission. It is the first step in a multi-generation orbital roadmap to speed up AI adoption. We are looking for a strong technical architect to own end-to-end system software architecture for Space-1 and successor orbital platforms. You will architect the full stack — application to libraries, from data centre stack to BMC and BIOS firmware, manageability, and telemetry through the host OS, GPU and CPU drivers, and CUDA — to deliver a production-ready inference platform that operates reliably in the radiation, thermal-cycling, and remote-operations environment of LEO. You will partner closely with the orbital hardware system architecture team, drive customer use cases with constellation operators, align architecture with mission requirements, and bring the best orbital AI products to market. Join us at the forefront of technological advancement.’
