Director, AV Simulation Product Management

Nvidia

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Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$272,000–$425,500 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
2 days ago
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Confirmed live today

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Above market

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Nvidia is a leading designer of graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip units, powering gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and artificial intelligence workloads. Industry: Semiconductors & AI Computing

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TL;DR · Director, AV Simulation Product Management

As the Director, AV Simulation Product Management, you will lead the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for a comprehensive autonomous driving simulation platform. You will manage the end-to-end product lifecycle, overseeing tools for neural reconstruction (NuRec), generative simulation (Cosmos Sim), synthetic data generation (Cosmos Transfer), data curation (Cosmos Curator and Dataset Search), and closed-loop policy evaluation (AlpaSim). This role involves building partnerships with OEMs and robotaxi operators to translate fleet data workflows and sensor modeling requirements into executable product features. You will manage a team of Product Managers while tracking metrics like reconstruction fidelity and scenario coverage. The role requires expertise in 3D Gaussian Splatting, neural rendering, and reinforcement learning workflows. You will solve critical challenges in sim-to-real transfer to help developers bridge the gap between virtual training and safe real-world deployment.

What you'll do

  • Define and own the long-term product vision and roadmap for the autonomous vehicle simulation platform.
  • Manage the end-to-end product lifecycle from requirements definition through engineering execution and customer adoption.
  • Build partnerships with OEMs and AV developers to identify unmet needs and co-develop platform capabilities.
  • Translate fleet data workflows and sensor modeling requirements into executable technical specifications for research and engineering teams.
  • Establish and track key performance metrics like scenario coverage and reconstruction fidelity to guide product prioritization.
  • Collaborate with go-to-market and developer relations teams to drive platform adoption and communicate value propositions.
  • Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Product Managers focused on autonomous vehicle simulation.
  • Represent the company's simulation vision at industry events, safety forums, and executive briefings.

What we're looking for

  • Product management experience delivering complex technical platform products at scale.
  • 5+ years in a senior or director-level product management role with experience leading and growing high-performing teams.
  • Deep understanding of autonomous driving development workflows, including sensor data pipelines, closed-loop simulation, and synthetic data generation.
  • Hands-on familiarity with neural reconstruction, 3D Gaussian Splatting, or sensor simulation techniques.
  • Proven ability to build multi-year product strategy in high-ambiguity environments and drive cross-functional execution.
  • Experience building developer or enterprise platform products using APIs, SDKs, and open ecosystems.
  • BSc or MSc in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
  • Direct experience with AV simulation platforms, NVIDIA's ecosystem, sim-to-real challenges, or reinforcement learning workflows (preferred).

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