Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to join Elon Musk, Sundar Pichai in space mission

Nvidia appears to be expanding its efforts in space computing. The world's most valuable company has recently posted a job opening for its Space-1 project, its first computing system designed for space missions. The latest hiring move comes months after the company unveiled Space-1 at its GTC conference and suggests it is continuing work on software for orbital AI infrastructure. The new opening is for a "System Software Principal Architect - Orbital Data Center" a role that will help develop the software powering Space-1. Earlier this year, Nvidia also advertised for an "Orbital Data Center System Architect," a position focused on designing the overall architecture of an orbital data centre. Several technology companies have also shown interest in space-based computing and connectivity. Elon Musk's SpaceX is among the companies working on technologies for space infrastructure, while Google parent Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai has previously highlighted the role of satellite connectivity through Google services. A Wall Street Journal report from May also claimed that Google is in talks with Elon Musk-owned SpaceX for a rocket-launch deal to put orbital data centres in space. The latest role will focus on developing software capable of operating in the harsh conditions of space, including radiation exposure and extreme temperature fluctuations. The software will also be designed for remote management. The position requires prior experience in developing AI systems and space-based computing infrastructure. Nvidia has listed a base salary range of $272,000 to $431,250, excluding equity compensation and other benefits. This comes after the company's CEO Jensen Huang said that the economics of space computing are currently challenging but are expected to improve over time during Nvidia's recent earnings call. Read Nvidia’s space data centre job post description as on LinkedIn The company wrote, "Space-1 is NVIDIA's first Orbital Data Center (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 center 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.”