On-site Full-time

NVIDIA is hiring a Senior System Safety Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles

About the Role

NVIDIA is looking for a Senior System Safety Engineer responsible for ensuring the safety of our autonomous driving products at scale. You will perform safety analysis, define safety architectures, and collaborate closely with software and AI teams to implement and evaluate safety concepts.

What You'll Do

  • Conduct safety analysis and establish safety concepts to support ongoing and secure software releases.
  • Collaborate with software developers and AI engineers to ensure safety concepts are implemented and evaluated effectively.
  • Analyze fleet data, test, and simulation results, providing timely feedback to developers to continuously improve safety.
  • Help refine processes and tools for analysis and data-driven safety evaluation.
  • Present safety concepts and safety evaluation results to key collaborators and management to reduce risks to the project.

What We're Looking For

  • MS or higher in Computer Science, Robotics, or equivalent experience.
  • 8+ years of relevant industry experience.
  • A structured approach to systems and software development.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Nice to Have

  • Expertise in ADAS or autonomous vehicle systems, Machine Learning, or Robotics.
  • Proficiency in V&V of safety-critical systems.
  • Knowledge of data science and statistics.
  • Familiarity with sensor technologies (e.g., radar, lidar, camera) and understanding of reliability theory.
  • Experience with system safety methodologies & practices (FMEA, FTA, STPA, etc.) and knowledge of safety standards (ISO 26262, IEC 61508, UL 4600, ISO 21448, ISO 8800, etc.).

Benefits & Compensation

  • Compensation: $184,000 USD - $287,500 USD for Level 4, and $224,000 USD - $356,500 USD for Level 5.
  • Equity eligibility.
  • Comprehensive benefits package.

Work Mode

This role is onsite in Santa Clara, CA.

NVIDIA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Required Skills
System SafetyAutonomous VehiclesISO 26262Functional SafetyHARAFMEAFTASafety CaseC++PythonSafety StandardsRisk AssessmentRequirements ManagementSafety Verification
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