Nvidia

Senior Applications Software Engineer, Perception and Sensor Fusion

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Santa Clara, CA, USASenior
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Base Salary

$152k - $288k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Shape application software architecture for autonomous-vehicle perception and sensor-fusion systems.
  • Integrate and tune NVIDIA solutions in target vehicles to meet driving performance and functionality goals.
  • Lead bring-up activities and provide technical support for functional, perception, and sensor-fusion issues.
  • Perform in-vehicle and simulation test drives and analyze recorded data for functional and performance results.
  • Integrate hardware and software components, understand system architecture, profile performance, identify bottlenecks, and drive optimization.
  • Collaborate with external partners and NVIDIA engineering teams across the US, APAC, and Europe to deploy customer solutions.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of work-related experience in software development involving deep learning and/or autonomous-driving technologies.
  • Experience developing and deploying deep learning-based perception solutions across cameras, lidars, ultrasonics, and radar.
  • Familiarity with the data flywheel for scaling deep learning-based perception solutions and with sensor-processing pipelines and their lifecycle.
  • BS/MS in computer science, robotics, electrical engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
  • Excellent C/C++ development skills and good knowledge of Python.
  • Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to work in fast-paced, cross-functional development environments.
  • Preferred: experience with automotive design processes and standards including ISO 26262 FuSa, ISO 21448 SOTIF, and ASPICE.
  • Preferred: familiarity with the NVIDIA DRIVE platform, NVIDIA GPU hardware, CUDA programming, and QNX or an equivalent RTOS.
  • Preferred: open-source contributions and mentorship experience.

Benefits

  • Eligible for equity and benefits.
  • Applications will be accepted at least until September 25, 2026.

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About Nvidia

10,000+ employees

Nvidia designs and sells GPUs and accelerated computing platforms for data centers, AI/ML, graphics, gaming, and automotive, monetizing through hardware, software platforms (CUDA, AI frameworks), and systems like DGX and networking. Customers include cloud providers, enterprises, researchers, and OEMs. Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Santa Clara, it is a public company traded on NASDAQ under NVDA.

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