Senior Embedded Software Engineer, AV Platform

Nvidia

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Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$152,000–$241,500 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
59 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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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 · Senior Embedded Software Engineer, AV Platform

JOB TITLE: Senior Embedded Software Engineer - AV Platform The Autonomous Vehicles Platform Team is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to develop and bring NVIDIA's automotive platform to market. You will design, develop, and perform bring-up for next-generation autonomous vehicle hardware platforms and sensors, including cameras, radars, and lidars. Your daily responsibilities involve collaborating with multi-functional engineering teams to integrate work into the DRIVE SW platform, debugging in-vehicle system issues, and driving software reliability for sensor processing and fusion. You must possess excellent C/C++/Python programming skills and experience with embedded systems involving Linux, QNX RTOS, and ARM-based SoC target hardware boards. The role requires analyzing complex technical issues across software and hardware domains, utilizing software debuggers, analyzers, and trace loggers to ensure all solutions meet automotive standards and guidelines.

What does a Embedded Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $180800 from 34 postings across 11 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design, develop, and bring up next-generation autonomous vehicle hardware platforms and sensors.
  • Integrate various vehicle subsystems into the autonomous driving DRIVE SW platform.
  • Debug and resolve in-vehicle system issues to ensure correct hardware and software integration.
  • Engage directly with customer teams to customize, integrate, and productize DRIVE platforms.
  • Drive software platform reliability for RADAR, LiDAR, and Camera sensor processing and fusion.
  • Analyze and resolve complex technical issues across software and hardware domains independently.
  • Develop software within environments involving Hypervisor, Linux, and QNX RTOS.

What we're looking for

  • BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a relevant field (or equivalent experience).
  • 5+ years of relevant experience in software design and development.
  • Excellent C/C++/Python programming skills.
  • Experience with embedded systems involving Linux/RTOS and bring-up/debugging of ARM-based SoC target hardware boards.
  • Strong debugging skills from application to kernel level across software and hardware domains.
  • Master of software debugging tools, including software debuggers, analyzers, and trace loggers.
  • Device driver knowledge is a major plus.
  • Prior experience with Autonomous Vehicles, Robotic systems, CAN bus, Radar, or Lidar is a plus.

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