Senior Sensor Hardware Safety Engineer - Hybrid + Equity

NVIDIA; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 184,000 - 357,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA's Hardware Safety Engineering team is seeking a Sr Sensor Hardware Safety Engineer to define and drive hardware safety for sensor systems across automotive platforms. You will own end-to-end safety strategy for cameras, LiDAR, radar, IMUs, and other sensors.

You will collaborate with sensor architects, board hardware, software, validation, and supplier teams to evaluate safety concepts, perform safety analyses, and guide architecture decisions with robust evidence for safety-critical

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in automotive sensors, hardware systems, functional safety, or related field.
• Understanding of automotive sensor technologies (cameras, radar, LiDAR, IMUs) and their hardware architectures.
• Knowledge of safety analysis methodologies (FMEA, FMEDA, DFA, FTA).
• Ability to work with sensor suppliers and multidisciplinary teams from concept through verification.
• Proven ownership and proactivity with bias for action and results.
• Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end sensor hardware safety strategy for cameras, LiDAR, radar, IMUs and other sensors used in NVIDIA automotive systems.
• Support sensor supplier selection through technical and safety evaluations of sensor architectures, safety concepts, safety analysis, and integration assumptions.
• Define and manage sensor hardware safety requirements, including power, interfaces, timing, synchronization, data integrity, fault detection, and fault response.
• Collaborate with sensor architects, board and system designers, software teams, and validation engineers to implement sensor safety requirements.
• Perform and review safety cases and analyses (FMEA, FMEDA, DFA, FTA) to guide architecture decisions and design improvements.
• Work with third-party suppliers to evaluate safety manuals, analysis reports, assumptions of use, and supporting evidence for sensor integration.
• Develop clear safety documentation, integration guidance, analysis reports, and user-facing safety information for internal teams and customers.

Skills

Sensor safety

Automotive sensors

Safety analysis

Supplier collaboration

Systems thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical/comp engineering or related

Tools

FMEA

FMEDA

DFA

FTA

Job description

NVIDIA's Hardware Safety Engineering team is seeking a Sr Sensor Hardware Safety Engineer to define and drive hardware safety for sensor systems across automotive platforms. You will own end-to-end safety strategy for cameras, LiDAR, radar, IMUs, and other sensors.

You will collaborate with sensor architects, board hardware, software, validation, and supplier teams to evaluate safety concepts, perform safety analyses, and guide architecture decisions with robust evidence for safety-critical