Senior Automotive Sensor Ecosystem Manager
NVIDIA· Product Management
Santa Clara, CA$168k - $258.8kfull-timePosted 2w ago
About the role
NVIDIA is building a sensor ecosystem for production-ready, next-generation autonomous vehicle platforms. The Senior Sensor Ecosystem Manager develops partnerships with suppliers of autonomous vehicle sensors and systems, guiding engagements from evaluation through qualification, acquisition, and ongoing support.
Responsibilities
- Develop supplier relationships and roadmaps. Serve as a primary contact for sensor partners, review their capabilities and plans, and track product maturity, timing, risks, and alignment with NVIDIA’s platform needs.
- Drive sensor qualification. Define criteria with engineering teams, coordinate evaluations of performance and integration readiness, and recommend which technologies should advance.
- Coordinate supplier agreements and operations. Work with legal, sourcing, finance, purchasing, and operations on NDAs, evaluation agreements, procurement requests, and supplier documentation.
- Lead RFIs and supplier selection. Define requirements, compare suppliers across technical capability, readiness, support, and strategic fit, and present recommendations to collaborators.
- Manage sensor acquisition and allocation. Consolidate demand across teams, maintain acquisition forecasts, and track orders, deliveries, and inventory. Prioritize available units for requestors based on program needs and timing.
- Resolve supplier issues. Coordinate responses to quality, performance, support, and delivery concerns, advancing and tracking actions through closure.
- Keep collaborators aligned. Work across engineering, program, supply chain, and business teams, and provide clear updates on supplier health, qualification, forecasts, inventory, and risks.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering, robotics, physics, business or related technical field, or equivalent experience.
- 10+ years of experience in automotive sensors, ADAS/AV systems, supplier engagement, ecosystem development, or technical program leadership.
- Experience working with suppliers on roadmaps, qualification, selection, issue resolution, and escalations.
- Knowledge of autonomous vehicle sensors and systems, with the ability to assess technologies at a system and ecosystem level.
- Experience coordinating procurement, forecasts, deliveries, inventory, and hardware allocation across multiple teams.
- Strong analytical and communication skills, including the ability to influence decisions without direct authority.
Skills
Required:Sensor ecosystem managementSupplier qualificationProcurement coordinationCross-functional coordination
Benefits
- equity
- benefits (see NVIDIA benefits page)
Last updated Oct 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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