Senior Sensor Fusion Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles

NVIDIA Corporation; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 184,000 - 287,500; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation is seeking a Senior Sensor Fusion Engineer for Autonomous Vehicles in Seattle. The role focuses on developing core functionalities that contribute to HD mapless driving and L3 level autonomy. Candidates should have at least 8 years of experience in the AV or robotics industry, with solid software development skills and a passion for robotics. The position offers a competitive base salary ranging from $184,000 to $356,500 depending on level, and encourages applications from diverse backgrounds. Join our diverse team dedicated to revolutionizing self-driving technology.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of experience with at least 2 years in the AV or robotics industry.
• Experience leading technical areas for at least 2 years.
• Strong software development experience on embedded or automotive platforms.

Responsibilities

• Develop core functionality for autonomous driving.
• Create enriched 3D world models for planning.
• Mentor strong engineers within the team.
• Produce code and designs following automotive quality and safety standards.

Skills

Autonomous vehicles expertise

Software development skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Analytical skills

Education

BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or related fields

Job description

Senior Sensor Fusion Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles page is loaded## Senior Sensor Fusion Engineer - Autonomous Vehicleslocations: US, CA, Santa Clara: US, NV, Remote: US, WA, Redmond: US, WA, Seattletime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: JR2016911**What You'll Be Doing:*** Develop core functionality for autonomous driving in all geographies based on the fusion of SOTA perception DNN and map signals.* Generate real-time 3D world model utilized by planning, incorporating a variety of inputs from sensors and external sources.* Enable HD mapless driving in complex urban scenarios by creating enriched BEV models of the world.* Enable L3 level autonomy in highway scenarios by creating accurate, reliable and safe models of the world from camera, lidar, radar perception and map signals* Build fused static obstacles and occupancy grids and build occlusion masks to enrich AV scenarios.* Be a technology leader by providing the team guidance on approaches to be taken to solve the hardest of AV problems. Be a hands-on collaborator with the team.* Mentoring strong engineers within the team.* Make sure our algorithms work well on large amounts of real and synthetic data, in a diverse range of environments and conditions* Produce code and designs following automotive quality and safety standards.**What We Need To See:*** BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or related fields or equivalent experience* 8+ years of experience, with at least 2+ years in the AV or robotics industry.* 2+ years of experience technically leading areas* Passion for robotics and autonomous vehicles* Drive to learn new things and tackle meaningful problems* Outstanding communication and cross-team collaboration especially with multinational teams across the globe.* Independent and analytical software engineering skills* Software development experience on embedded or automotive platforms.**Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd:*** Background in 3D computational geometry, computer vision, sensor fusion, localization, mapping, trajectory optimization or state estimation algorithms like Kalman filters, particle filters* Significant industry experience in the AV area esp. self-driving cars.* Experience developing real-time Computer Vision systems.* Strong API and framework design skillsWe believe that building self-driving vehicles will be a defining contribution of our generation (e.g. traffic accidents are responsible for ~1.25 million deaths per year world-wide). We have the funding and scale, but we need your help on our team. NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers with some of the most forward-thinking people in the world working here. If you're entrepreneurial and autonomous, we want to hear from you!Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4, and 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD for Level 5.You will also be eligible for equity and .Applications for this job will be accepted at least until May 8, 2026.This posting is for an existing vacancy.NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.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.