Lead Safety Architect - Autonomous Vehicles

Nvidia

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Remote (Us, Ca, Santa Clara, US) Posted 45 days ago $224,000–$356,500 / year
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TL;DR

As a Lead Safety Architect at NVIDIA, you will join the autonomous vehicle technology team to ensure safety standards are met and exceeded across our cutting-edge DRIVE products. Your daily responsibilities include leading multi-functional initiatives to define safety architecture and requirements, delivering safety concepts and analysis for continuous software delivery, and collaborating with experts in perception, AI, motion planning, and more to enhance safety metrics. You will also improve processes and tools for data-driven evaluation and communicate results effectively within the organization. Ideal candidates hold an MS or higher in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field, along with 12+ years of industry experience in systems and software development. Expertise in ADAS, autonomous vehicle systems, machine learning, robotics, data science, statistics, verification and validation (V&V) of safety-critical systems, sensor technologies like radar and lidar, and system safety methodologies such as FMEA and ISO standards is essential for this role.

Skills

ISO26262 FMEA FTA STPA IEC 61508 UL4600 ISO21448 Sensor technologies Radar Lidar Camera Data science Statistics V&V of safety-critical systems ADAS Autonomous vehicle systems Machine learning Robotics

What you'll do

  • Leading initiatives to define safety architecture for autonomous vehicles.
  • Delivering continuous safe software deliveries through safety concepts and analysis.
  • Defining and improving safety metrics with cross-functional teams.
  • Enhancing processes and tools for data-driven safety evaluations.
  • Presenting safety analysis results to colleagues and management.

What we're looking for

  • MS or higher in Computer Science, Robotics, or equivalent experience.
  • 12+ years of relevant industry experience in ADAS, autonomous vehicle systems, or robotics.
  • Proven leadership in multi-functional efforts for architecture and verification.
  • Expertise in system safety methodologies (FMEA, FTA) and standards (ISO 26262).
  • Strong analytical skills with knowledge in data science and statistics.
  • Experience working with sensor technologies like radar, lidar, and camera.

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Salary context

This $224,000–$356,500 range sits above 92% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$171,100–$257,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$173,537–$246,150

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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 802 open roles on FindRole.

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