Principal Vehicle Dynamics Simulation Architect

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 248,000 - 391,000; Full time

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Benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation, located in Santa Clara, seeks a Principal-level Individual Contributor to lead the vehicle dynamics simulation framework used in autonomous vehicle development. The role spans model fidelity, parameter adaptation, software interfaces, validation, and integration across multiple vehicle workflows.

You will shape production-grade C++ interfaces for multibody models, drive parameter-identification workflows, and ensure deterministic regression across platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related engineering field.
• 15+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Deep knowledge of vehicle dynamics and multibody simulation.
• Strong C++ and Python skills for production software and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Define the technical vision, architecture, and roadmap for vehicle dynamics simulation.
• Develop production-quality C++ interfaces for multibody models.
• Create scalable workflows for model selection, parameter identification, adaptation, and validation.
• Translate trajectory and control commands into time-aligned motion, state, and outputs.
• Set standards, mentor engineers, and contribute through design, implementation, testing, and documentation.

Skills

C++ programming

Python

System architecture

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field

Tools

Chrono/ChronoVehicle

CARLA/CarSim/CarMaker

Simulink/Simscape

CUDA

Job description

NVIDIA Corporation, located in Santa Clara, seeks a Principal-level Individual Contributor to lead the vehicle dynamics simulation framework used in autonomous vehicle development. The role spans model fidelity, parameter adaptation, software interfaces, validation, and integration across multiple vehicle workflows.

You will shape production-grade C++ interfaces for multibody models, drive parameter-identification workflows, and ensure deterministic regression across platforms.