Senior Research Scientist, Autonomous Vehicles - AI Safety

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 350,000; Full time

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Equity

Benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation is seeking a Senior Research Scientist for Autonomous Vehicles in Santa Clara, CA. The role spans designing advanced autonomy algorithms, publishing results, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate research into production systems.

The candidate will work on AV policies, safety assurances, and scalable AI approaches, often publishing in top venues and contributing to open-source projects. Equity and benefits are available as part of the package.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent).
• 6+ years of relevant research in vehicle/robot autonomy.
• Strong knowledge of vehicle/robot autonomy theory and practice.
• Track record of publications in top venues.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cutting-edge autonomous vehicle techniques.
• Publish and present original research at conferences.
• Collaborate with research teams and product groups to transfer results to production.
• Contribute to open-source code and real-world impact.

Skills

Python programming

C++

CUDA parallel programming

Machine learning

research collaboration

Education

Ph.D. in CS/Engineering or related field

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

CUDA

Job description

NVIDIA Corporation is seeking a Senior Research Scientist for Autonomous Vehicles in Santa Clara, CA. The role spans designing advanced autonomy algorithms, publishing results, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate research into production systems.

The candidate will work on AV policies, safety assurances, and scalable AI approaches, often publishing in top venues and contributing to open-source projects. Equity and benefits are available as part of the package.