Semiconductor Safety Engineer

Nvidia

Actively hiring
Us, Ca, Santa Clara, US Posted 72 days ago $152,000–$241,500 / year
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TL;DR

NVIDIA’s safety engineering team is seeking a Semiconductor Safety Engineer to join their SoC development group, focusing on autonomous driving technology. In this role, you will collaborate with architects and designers to implement safety diagnostics in hardware and software, conduct thorough safety analysis and verification to ensure compliance with ISO 26262 standards, optimize methodologies for efficient execution, support third-party assessments of NVIDIA’s safety concepts, and contribute to the creation of comprehensive documentation such as manuals and reports. Ideal candidates possess a bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent experience, at least five years of relevant automotive safety semiconductor development, expertise in functional safety processes, and knowledge of neural networks and GPUs. Experience with ADAS systems, familiarity with NVIDIA’s DGX-1 and DRIVE AGX platforms, and certifications like CFSP or CFSE are highly valued. This role involves working on cutting-edge technologies to develop AI computing products for self-driving cars, addressing complex challenges in the autonomous driving domain.

Skills

ISO26262 ADAS GPU neural networks TUEV SUED exida CFSP CFSE C SystemVerilog Python Linux NVIDIA DGX-1 NVIDIA DRIVE AGX DriveWorks

What you'll do

  • Collaborate with architects and designers to implement safety diagnostics in hardware and software.
  • Conduct safety analysis and verification to ensure designs meet performance targets.
  • Optimize and automate engineering methodologies for efficient execution.
  • Support third-party assessments of NVIDIA’s safety concepts and SoC implementations.
  • Create safety manuals, analysis reports, and user guides for internal and partner teams.

What we're looking for

  • At least 5+ years of experience in automotive safety-related semiconductor development.
  • Deep understanding of ISO 26262 functional safety standard processes.
  • Experience conducting safety analyses on highly integrated semiconductors.
  • Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
  • Willingness to travel up to 10% for work.
  • Relevant safety personnel certifications (e.g., CFSP, CFSE).
  • Experience with ADAS or autonomous driving semiconductor development.

Market check

Salary context

This $152,000–$241,500 range sits above 72% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$132,750–$215,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$142,400–$203,300

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

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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