Senior Safety Architect — Autonomous Driving

NVIDIA

United States

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USD 224,000 - 357,000

Full time

5 days ago

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NVIDIA is seeking a Lead Safety Architect to drive safety for its autonomous vehicle technologies. You will partner with engineers across perception, AI, motion planning, and safety teams to define architectures and ensure scalable safety for DRIVE products.

The role demands a strong background in safety standards, systems engineering, and data-driven analysis, with a track record of leading cross-functional safety initiatives in complex software environments.

Qualifications

MS or higher in Computer Science, Robotics, or equivalent.
12+ years of relevant industry experience.
Structured approach to systems and software development.
Proven record of leading multi-functional architecture efforts.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

Lead multi-functional initiatives to define safety architecture for autonomous vehicles.
Deliver safety concepts and analysis to enable safe software deliveries.
Define and improve safety metrics with experts in perception, AI, motion planning, and safety architecture.
Improve processes and tools for safety analysis and data-driven evaluation.
Share safety analysis and readiness results with colleagues and management.