Director, Autonomous Vehicles Platform (Equity Eligible)

NVIDIA; United States; On-site; USD 320,000 - 489,000; Full time

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Equity

Benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a senior software leader to drive end-to-end platform integration for autonomous driving solutions. You will guide the VAL and SAL teams, design software abstractions, and deliver production-grade C++ code with CUDA acceleration for diverse vehicle configurations.

You will mentor a multinational team, uphold MISRA-compliant practices, and collaborate with OEM partners to ensure safe, scalable real-time software that meets automotive-grade standards.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related Engineering fields (or equivalent experience).
• 15+ overall years of relevant industry experience and 8+ years of managing a team.
• Excellent C and C++ programming skills.
• Experience developing and debugging multithreaded/distributed applications like multimedia systems, game engines, etc.
• Strong knowledge of programming and debugging techniques, especially for parallel and distributed architectures.
• Strong knowledge on Linux, Android, and/or other real-time operating systems.
• Experience with frameworks for robotics such as ROS and/or for multimedia such as GStreamer.
• Passion for writing low-latency, high-performance software.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills.
• Self-motivated and a strong team-oriented mindset

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with key OEM partners to lead full platform integration and adapt our technology to OEM solutions.
• Lead the Vehicle Adaptation Layer (VAL) and Sensor Adaptation Layer (SAL) teams, designing and developing software abstractions and plug-in frameworks that interface with vehicle and sensor systems while delivering exceptional customer outcomes.
• Build efficient, user-friendly mechanisms to improve software integration across a wide range of vehicles and sensor configurations.
• Enhance existing frameworks and software components, validating improvements through extensive real-world and synthetic testing to enhance computational performance and system utilization.
• Conduct in-vehicle tests, collect and analyze sensor and vehicle data, and support the completion of autonomous drive missions.
• Develop unit tests and documentation for key features, evaluate software quality, and propose corrective actions in alignment with industry best practices.

Skills

C programming

C++ programming

Multithreaded programming

CUDA / GPGPU

Linux

ROS

GStreamer

Code optimization

Parallel architectures

Education

MS or PhD in Computer Engineering/CS or related

Tools

ROS

GStreamer

GIT

CMake/Bazel

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking a senior software leader to drive end-to-end platform integration for autonomous driving solutions. You will guide the VAL and SAL teams, design software abstractions, and deliver production-grade C++ code with CUDA acceleration for diverse vehicle configurations.

You will mentor a multinational team, uphold MISRA-compliant practices, and collaborate with OEM partners to ensure safe, scalable real-time software that meets automotive-grade standards.