Senior Localization Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles

NVIDIA; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 152,000 - 241,500; Full time

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Benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA is looking for a Senior Localization Engineer for Autonomous Vehicles in Santa Clara, California. This role involves design and development of robust map solutions to enhance autonomous driving accuracy.

The ideal candidate will have a doctorate or equivalent experience, strong skills in computer vision, C++, and CUDA programming. Salary ranges from $152,000 to $287,500 based on level and experience, with additional equity and benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in computer vision, 3D geometry, mapping, localization or related technologies.
• Outstanding communication and teamwork skills.
• Meticulous craftsmanship of software in modern C++.

Responsibilities

• Design and build robust and accurate solutions for map enhanced autonomous driving.
• Localize map data to provide a rich model of the environment.
• Write safe, highly efficient real-time code in C++.
• Productize software for real-world deployment following quality and safety standards.

Skills

Computer vision

3D geometry

Mapping

Localization

C++

CUDA programming

Education

PhD with 1+ year

MS with 3+ years

BS with 5+ years

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Localization Engineer for Autonomous Vehicles to join us. An always available map helps tremendously for reliable autonomous driving. In this role, you will help build robust solutions for using ubiquitous navigation maps as well as our crowd sourced maps in our driving stack.

What you'll be doing:

• Design and build robust and accurate solutions for map enhanced autonomous driving with ASIL safety requirements in mind.
• Localize to map data to provide the most precise and rich model of the environment around the car, including beyond the horizon of perception.
• Make sure our algorithms work well on large amounts of real and synthetic data, in a diverse range of environments and conditions.
• Write safe, highly efficient real-time code in C++, making use of algorithmic parallelism offered by GPGPU programming in CUDA.
• Productize all software for real-world deployment to consumer cars, following automotive quality and safety standards (MISRA, ISO26262).

What we need to see:

• PhD with 1+ year, MS with 3+ years, or BS (or equivalent experience) with 5+ years of relevant experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience in computer vision, 3D geometry, mapping, localization or related technologies.
• Outstanding communication and teamwork skills, as this project requires both cross-team collaboration and work in a tightly-knit team.
• Meticulous craftsmanship of software in modern C++.
• A solid foundation in linear algebra and geometric computer vision.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Significant industry experience in above areas.
• Experience developing real-time Computer Vision systems.
• Experience with CUDA parallel programming.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 152,000 USD - 241,500 USD for Level 3, and 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.