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Senior Systems Engineer - Autonomous Driving

NVIDIA· Engineer, Sys SW
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Hybrid (Remote / Local)$184k - $356.5kFull-timePosted 7mo ago

About the role

Senior Systems Engineer focused on L3/L4 autonomous driving product development, system-level analysis, verification, and cross-functional collaboration to define requirements, test strategies, and safety critical system architectures for NVIDIA's autonomous driving initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Develop use cases and system requirements for L3 and L4 autonomous driving products based on customer needs, traffic regulations, certification standards, and industry guidelines
  • Perform system-level analysis to define performance requirements and allocate performance budgets across subsystems
  • Formulate test cases and define critical performance metrics to ensure compliance with functional and safety requirements
  • Define and drive online and offline test strategy and execution at both vehicle and component levels
  • Partner closely with Data Analytics, Test Engineering, and System Integration & Test teams. Ensure the right evaluators and important metrics are developed. Prove that datasets cover sufficient scenarios and requirements. Target appropriate sampling strategies through Data Collection and Real-World Driving
  • Establish strong multi-functional relationships with collaborators across engineering, safety, validation, and product teams
  • Drive innovation in requirements decomposition, traceability, and verification processes
  • Promote and cultivate a strong systems engineering approach across the organization

Qualifications

  • MS or PhD in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
  • 8+ years proven experience in safety-critical systems engineering, system analysis, data analysis, and software architecture
  • Strong software development background with proven coding skills
  • Hands-on experience in SOTIF analysis (ISO 21448), functional safety (ISO 26262), and multi-functional architectural trade-off analysis
  • Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to drive alignment across large organizations
  • Proven understanding of trade-offs between End-to-End deep learning approaches, classical modular perception/planning stacks, and associated validation and test strategies

Skills

Required:L3/L4 autonomous driving product exposureSOTIF (ISO 21448)Functional safety (ISO 26262)System architecture & trade-off analysisData analysis & statisticsLeadership & cross-functional collaborationSoftware development

Benefits

  • Equity
  • Benefits (as described in NVIDIA benefits)
Last updated Oct 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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