Automotive Performance Systems Engineer AI Profiling Equity

NVIDIA Corporation

California

Hybrid

USD 152,000 - 288,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation in California is seeking an Automotive Performance Senior Software Engineer to optimize system software for automotive platforms using Safe RTOS. You will work with Hardware Architecture, DriveOS, Power, and Test teams to monitor boot and runtime performance and drive benchmarking across IPs, contributing to profiling tools with AI-assisted features.

The role requires 5+ years in systems performance, strong C/C++ skills, Linux and QNX expertise, and knowledge of hypervisors.

Qualifications

Master’s degree in CS or related field or equivalent experience.
5+ years of proven experience in systems or software performance.
Solid C/C++ programming abilities with automotive sector experience.
Proficiency in Linux and QNX; Android knowledge is advantageous.
Strong benchmarking, boot-time optimization, compiler optimizations, and runtime performance skills.
Knowledge of hypervisors, virtualization, and overhead analysis.
Experience with profiling utilities to improve system software efficiency.
AI/ML experience is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Play a key role in optimizing system software for NVIDIA automotive performance platforms with Safe RTOS.
Collaborate with Hardware Architecture, DriveOS, Power, and Test teams to track boot and runtime performance benchmarks.
Ensure software and hardware meet targets by supervising micro benchmarks and industry-standard benchmarks across IPs.
Contribute to developing features in automotive profiling tools with AI assistance.
Benchmark the hypervisor and minimize overhead on ARM systems.
Collaborate with the ADAS/AV team to optimize the next-gen NVIDIA Tegra stack.