Director of Engineering, End to End Autonomous Driving

Nvidia

Actively hiring
Santa Clara, US Posted 72 days ago $320,000$488,750 / year

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TL;DR

Join NVIDIA’s autonomous driving team as a senior leader responsible for defining the technical roadmap of large-scale generative, imitation, and reinforcement learning models to enhance vehicle planning and reasoning. You will manage and mentor a team of ML engineers dedicated to building and fine-tuning LLM/VLM/VLA systems for real-world robotics applications, while also overseeing data generation strategies and collaborating with hardware and safety teams to deploy AI models in production environments. This role requires hands-on experience delivering pioneering ML planning models at scale, deep expertise in modern deep learning architectures, and a proven track record of shipping production-grade ML models for safety-critical systems. Ideal candidates have extensive industry experience in autonomous vehicles or AI, including scaling LLM/VLM/VLA systems for embodied AI and real-time robotics, and a strong background in optimizing high-performance algorithms for NVIDIA hardware.

Skills

LLMs VLMs VLAs Deep Learning NVIDIA Autonomous Driving Robotics Computer Vision Behavior Planning Motion Planning Data Generation Training Infrastructure Optimization Techniques Real-time Deployment CI/CD MLOps

What you'll do

  • Define the technical roadmap for advanced ML models to enhance vehicle planning and reasoning.
  • Recruit and lead an elite team of ML engineers focused on developing LLM/VLM/VLA systems.
  • Oversee data generation strategies to ensure high-quality training datasets for production use.
  • Ensure AI model integration meets rigorous performance and safety standards in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
  • Provide deep technical mentorship on integrating ML models into the autonomous driving software stack.

What we're looking for

  • Proven leadership managing ML teams focused on autonomous systems or robotics for over 5 years.
  • Hands-on experience delivering pioneering ML planning models in real-world environments from research to deployment.
  • Deep technical expertise in modern deep learning architectures and optimization techniques for large-scale training.
  • Track record of shipping production-grade ML models at scale for safety-critical applications.
  • Strategic vision to translate complex research into tactical engineering plans and long-term product roadmaps.
  • Master’s degree or PhD in CS, EE, or related field with 12+ years of industry experience in AV or AI.

Market check

Salary context

This $320,000–$488,750 range sits above 100% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$184,000$262,400

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$191,192$259,284

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

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About Nvidia

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

Nvidia currently has 801 open roles on FindRole.

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