Senior Automotive Software Program Lead — DRIVE OS & ADAS

NVIDIA

United States

On-site

USD 140,000 - 210,000

Full time

13 days ago

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Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Software Program Manager to lead NVIDIA DRIVE programs with Korean automotive partners, coordinating timelines, software deliveries, and cross-functional teams across the U.S., Korea, India, and China. You will escalate issues, align requirements, and work with internal teams to ensure design and implementation meet automotive standards.

This role requires strong AI/AV domain knowledge, program management experience, and hands-on experience with embedded C++/Python,

Qualifications

General knowledge about Artificial Intelligence, LLMs, Transformers, CPU/GPU architectures.
General knowledge of program management concepts (task planning, agile methodologies, risk management).
Degree from a leading university or equivalent experience in an engineering or computer science related field (BS; MS or PhD).
6+ years of work experience in automotive software development. Preferably on ADAS and AV.
Understanding of autonomous vehicle systems, sensor technologies, vehicle bus communication standards, SoCs and embedded software principles.
General knowledge of C/C++/Python, QNX and/or Linux OS.
Understanding of build pipelines, repositories, CI/CD, containerization, etc.
Proven experience of having led complex automotive programs to series production.
Excellent communication and organization skills, good time management, and task prioritization.
Willingness to regularly attend customer meetings at NVIDIA’s partners’ sites.

Responsibilities

Lead the lifecycle of NVIDIA’s DRIVE programs with our Korean automotive partners. Align on timelines and contents for SW deliveries incl. those of NVIDIA’s DRIVE OS, NDAS and Alpamayo software stacks.
Coordinate with cross functional teams in South Korea, India, China, and the U.S. to resolve program issues and drive product launches.
Act as the first point of contact and first level of escalation for our automotive partners and internal senior leadership, providing updates and bringing management focus on important issues.
Align on program vehicle and system level requirements, coordinate the review, exchange, and negotiation of them. Work closely with internal software groups to understand the design and implementation.
Track and prioritize know issues and bugs, allocate fixes to upcoming SW releases, track verification, and root cause analysis.