Senior Autonomous Drive OS Systems Engineer

NVIDIA Corporation

Santa Clara, Northern (CA, KY)

Hybrid

USD 152,000 - 242,000

Full time

14 days+
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NVIDIA Corporation seeks a hands-on Systems and Software Platform Engineer to advance the DRIVE OS platform for autonomous driving. You will work across software, hardware, safety, and product teams to design system-level architectures, interfaces, and AI-powered automation for engineering tasks.

Responsibilities include developing and optimizing architectures, debugging cross-layer issues, and delivering robust platform capabilities that enable smart, safe, and scalable self-driving

Qualifications

  • BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of relevant software or systems engineering experience.
  • Strong C and C++ programming skills across software layers.
  • Experience with Linux, QNX, Android, or similar RTOS.
  • Familiarity with AI-powered tools and agent-based automation.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with software, hardware, safety, and product teams to translate requirements into system designs.
  • Design and develop solutions for vehicle interface abstraction and system-topology.
  • Develop, document, implement, and optimize software architectures for real-world performance.
  • Design, deploy, and improve AI agents and workflows that automate engineering tasks.
  • Identify opportunities to apply generative AI to engineering efficiency and quality.
  • Debug complex system-level issues spanning software, OS, networking, middleware, and hardware.
  • Collaborate across teams to integrate, test, and deliver robust DRIVE OS capabilities.

Skills

C/C++
Systems engineering
AI automation
Python scripting

Education

BS or MS in CS/CE/EE

Tools

Linux
QNX
Android

Job description

NVIDIA Corporation seeks a hands-on Systems and Software Platform Engineer to advance the DRIVE OS platform for autonomous driving. You will work across software, hardware, safety, and product teams to design system-level architectures, interfaces, and AI-powered automation for engineering tasks.

Responsibilities include developing and optimizing architectures, debugging cross-layer issues, and delivering robust platform capabilities that enable smart, safe, and scalable self-driving

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