Simulation Architect - Autonomous Vehicles Platform

$220,000 - $419,750/Yr

Nvidia - Santa Clara, CA

Full-time - Senior

Santa Clara, CA

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Simulation Architect for the Autonomous Vehicles Platform at NVIDIA is responsible for designing innovative solutions that will transform transportation through self-driving technology. This role involves collaboration with multi-functional engineering teams to integrate various vehicle subsystems into the autonomous driving platform, focusing on replay and simulation framework architecture and design.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate across platform software, infrastructure, and ADAS algorithm teams to translate replay and simulation requirements into replay/simulation framework architecture and design.
• Drive technical solutions for new concepts related to replay/simulation framework and infrastructure.
• Design, document and optimize software architectures and frameworks for real-world performance while matching or exceeding customer requirements.
• Engage in exciting, fun and challenging work involving a plethora of unsolved problems.

Requirements

• BS, MS in CS/CE/EE or related engineering field or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years' experience in systems and software architecture.
• Excellent C and C++ programming skills.
• Experience designing, developing, and debugging complex systems.
• Solid understanding of QNX, Linux and real-time operating systems.
• Experience in designing and deploying large scale simulation systems (open and close loop) for an AV stack.
• Ability to self-manage and adapt in a dynamic environment.
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of automotive systems, notably ADAS applications and preferably autonomous driving systems.
• Embedded system, SW/HW cross-domain knowledge.
• Hands-on and work well within a team of system, software and infrastructure engineers, with a significant level of detail orientation and a penchant for data organization and presentation.
• Excellent communication, presentation, social, and analytical skills; the ability to communicate complex interaction concepts clearly and persuasively across different audiences and varying levels of the organization.

Benefits

• Equity and benefits package.