Senior Systems Software Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles Platform

NVIDIA; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 287,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA, located in Santa Clara, is seeking engineers for their Autonomous Vehicles Platform team to revolutionize transportation through cutting-edge solutions. You will work on developing embedded real-time software for Autonomous Driving and engage with multi-functional teams to meet safety and performance goals.

The ideal candidate possesses 8+ years of related experience, strong C/C++ skills, and a detailed understanding of the Classic Autosar Software Stack. Competitive base salary range is between 184,000 USD and 287,500 USD, along with equity and benefits.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in a related field.
• Must have detailed experience with Classic Autosar Software Stack.
• Deep understanding of SoC principles and operating systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded real time system software for safety services.
• Collaborate with software and hardware teams on system architecture.
• Analyze technical issues across multiple teams.

Skills

C and C++ coding skills

Scripting languages proficiency

Classic Autosar Software Stack

Software debugging tools

Communication and organization skills

Real-time scheduling

Education

BS, MS in CS/CE/EE, or equivalent experience

Tools

RTOS

QNX/Linux OS

AUTOSAR tools

CAN tools

RADAR and LiDAR

Job description

Our Autonomous Vehicles Platform team is searching for engineers to develop and bring NVIDIA's automotive platform out to the world. You will participate in a focused effort to develop and productize ground‑breaking solutions that will revolutionize the world of transportation and the growing field of self‑driving cars. You will work with hardworking and dedicated multi‑functional engineering development teams across various vehicle subsystems to integrate their work into our autonomous driving DRIVE SW platform, while achieving or exceeding all meaningful NVIDIA and automotive standards & guidelines. You'll find the work is exciting, fun, and very meaningful. We have deadlines, customers, and competition.

What you’ll be doing:

• Develop embedded real time system software responsible providing safety services for Advance Driver Assistance System
• Optimize solution to meet all product, safety and system level requirements and satisfy key performance indicators
• Adhere to development rigor that insures achieving the overall product safety goals and develop supporting work-products that align with functional safety process
• Collaborate with software, hardware, and integration teams to derive and drive system level architecture and requirements
• Regularly engage with customer teams directly to customize, integrate, and productize
• Analyze sophisticated technical issues and independently drive resolution across multiple teams
• Work in an environment which involves RTOS, Classic AUTOSAR, QNX/Linux OS, Real time embedded environment

What we need to see:

• BS, MS in CS/CE/EE, or equivalent experience
• 8+years in a related field
• Must have detailed experience with Classic Autosar Software Stack and associated development tools
• Excellent C and C++ coding skills along with proficiency in Scripting languages
• Master of software debugging tools: software debuggers, analyzers, trace loggers
• Deep understanding of SoC principles, general systems architectures, operating systems, device drivers, memory management, multithreading, and real‑time scheduling
• Excellent communication and organization skills, with a logical approach to problem solving, good time management and task prioritization

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Prior experience in Automotive field and usage of AUTOSAR Stack
• Background with Real time embedded environments, RTOS and tools
• Prior experience working with CAN and tools, RADAR, LiDAR is a plus
• Experience with onsite and offsite customer support

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.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until May 26, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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