Senior Process Architect, DriveOS & Automotive Safety

NVIDIA; Washington; On-site; USD 272,000 - 431,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Process Architect in Washington to harmonize the DriveOS development model for safety-critical autonomous systems. You will define canonical processes, interfaces, and governance that enable teams to deliver verifiable evidence while meeting regulatory requirements.

You will partner with engineering, quality, safety, cybersecurity and program management to tailor practices, establish maturity gates, and drive AI-enabled workflows that reduce risk and rework.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in engineering or related field.
• 15+ years in automotive or safety-critical product development.
• Deep Automotive SPICE knowledge and practices.
• Strong lifecycle software and systems understanding.
• Experience with ISO 26262, 21434, and 8800.

Responsibilities

• Lead the canonical DriveOS process architecture, terminology, roles and interfaces across engineering, program management, quality, functional safety, and cybersecurity.
• Develop and govern a risk-based tailoring framework that defines variant applicability, decision rights, acceptance criteria, and traceable approvals before execution begins.
• Establish process maturity, release-readiness, and quality-gate criteria that surface risk early and support predictable, first-pass acceptance.
• Translate internal lifecycle expectations and applicable industry standards into clear, verifiable workflows, templates, guidance, and mentorship for development teams.
• Partner with domain leads, program managers, assessors, and tool owners to align plans, evidence, dependencies, and handoffs across product variants.
• Convert recurring defects, assessment observations, and release takeaways into durable improvements to the common process, measurements, and training.

Skills

Automotive SPICE

Process architecture

Quality gates

Risk management

Stakeholder influence

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Workflow tooling

AI-assisted tooling

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Process Architect in Washington to harmonize the DriveOS development model for safety-critical autonomous systems. You will define canonical processes, interfaces, and governance that enable teams to deliver verifiable evidence while meeting regulatory requirements.

You will partner with engineering, quality, safety, cybersecurity and program management to tailor practices, establish maturity gates, and drive AI-enabled workflows that reduce risk and rework.