Head of Perception & Autonomous Driving AI

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 320,000 - 489,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation is seeking a Director of Perception to lead a world-class team developing real-time 3D perception for autonomous vehicles. You will guide architecture choices across multi-sensor fusion (camera, LiDAR, radar) and oversee model lifecycle from data mining to deployment on DRIVE platforms (Orin/Thor).

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in deep learning and computer vision, with 5+ years in senior leadership.

Qualifications

• PhD or master's degree in computer science, robotics, AI or related field.
• 10+ years in deep learning, computer vision or autonomous robotics.
• 5+ years in senior leadership managing large engineering teams.
• Hands-on experience with Transformers, CNNs and multi-sensor fusion.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a large organization of engineers and researchers focused on autonomous perception.
• Define strategy and execution for state-of-the-art perception architectures and AV integration.
• Oversee end-to-end ML lifecycle from data to deployment on NVIDIA DRIVE platforms.
• Collaborate with Planning, Mapping, Hardware, and Safety teams for system-level alignment.
• Foster radical ownership and sustainable, safe production-grade ML practices.

Skills

Deep learning

Computer vision

Leadership

Python

C++

PyTorch

JAX

TensorFlow

Communication

Strategy

Edge deployment

Education

PhD or MS in CS/Robotics

Tools

CUDA

ROS

Job description

NVIDIA Corporation is seeking a Director of Perception to lead a world-class team developing real-time 3D perception for autonomous vehicles. You will guide architecture choices across multi-sensor fusion (camera, LiDAR, radar) and oversee model lifecycle from data mining to deployment on DRIVE platforms (Orin/Thor).

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in deep learning and computer vision, with 5+ years in senior leadership.