Senior Software Engineer, Metrics and Evaluation - Autonomous Vehicles

NVIDIA; United States; Remote; USD 210,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking an experienced engineer to join the Planning and Control team to develop metrics and evaluation products for autonomous vehicle software. You will enable rapid planner and controller development by delivering novel evaluation methodologies and the metrics needed to power them across complex simulations and real-world data.

Join a team that collaborates with ML, infrastructure, and robotics experts to push the boundaries of autonomous systems.

Qualifications

• MS/PhD in data science, electrical, mechanical, aerospace engineering, physics, computer science or similar fields
• 8+ years experience in software engineering, data science, and/or experiment design roles
• Highly proficient in Python and libraries (Pandas, Numpy, SciPy, Matplotlib)
• Familiarity with Git in Linux (Ubuntu) or Unix-based systems
• Ability to ramp up quickly on new technical domains
• Ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

• Define and develop metrics that enable rapid debugging, testing, and evaluation of Autonomous Vehicle software.
• Build data driven evaluation products by combining on-road driving analysis, large scale simulation, models, metrics and dashboards.
• Collaborate with machine learning engineers, infrastructure engineers and roboticists to develop novel solutions to open-ended problems
• Work with the Planning & Control team to develop and drive software testing strategies

Skills

Python

Data analysis

Experiment design

GIT

Linux

Education

MS or PhD in data science, engineering, physics, or related field

Tools

Pandas

Numpy

SciPy

Matplotlib

Bazel

C++

Job description

Want to join a fun, creative company that is on the cutting edge of amazing technologies? NVIDIA is developing groundbreaking solutions in some of the world’s most exciting technology areas including Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning and Autonomous Vehicles.

We are looking for an experienced engineer to join our Planning and Control team to work on metrics and evaluation. In this role you will enable rapid planner and controller algorithm development by providing critical evaluation products. You will develop novel evaluation methodologies and the metrics needed to power them. This is an open-ended and unsolved space which requires creativity and inventiveness.

What you will be doing:

• Define and develop metrics that enable rapid debugging, testing, and evaluation of our Autonomous Vehicle software.
• Build compelling, data driven evaluation products by combining on-road driving analysis, large scale simulation, models, metrics and dashboards.
• Collaborate with machine learning engineers, infrastructure engineers and roboticists to develop novel solutions to open-ended problems
• Work with the Planning & Control team to develop and drive software testing strategies

What we need to see:

• MS, or PhD or equivalent experience in data science, electrical, mechanical, aerospace engineering, physics, computer science or similar fields
• 8+ years experience working in software engineering, data science, and/or experiment design roles
• Highly proficient in Python and associated libraries (Pandas, Numpy, Scipy, Matplotlib)
• Familiarity programming with GIT in Linux (Ubuntu) or another Unix based system
• Ability and enthusiasm to ramp up quickly on new technical domains
• Ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast paced environment
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Experience developing on-board planning algorithms
• Developed metrics for autonomous vehicle robotics systems
• Experience with evaluating precision and recall of performance metrics
• Familiarity with C++
• Experience with working in a large monorepo and with Bazel as well as prior knowledge about vehicle simulation, path planning, vehicle control, Drive-by-Wire systems, and self-driving technologies.

#AutonomousVehicles

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 benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until October 17, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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