Senior Research Scientist - Autonomous Vehicles

Nvidia

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Santa Clara, US Posted 140 days ago $192,000–$304,750 / year
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TL;DR

Join NVIDIA’s Autonomous Vehicle Research group as a Senior Research Scientist, where you will contribute to groundbreaking projects aimed at achieving full vehicle autonomy. Your day-to-day responsibilities include designing and implementing advanced techniques in vehicle autonomy, publishing your findings in top-tier conferences, collaborating with internal teams and external researchers, and transferring technology into production systems. You will work on critical areas such as agent behavior models, end-to-end AV architectures, AI safety, and closed-loop training approaches. Ideal candidates hold a Ph.D. in Computer Science/Engineering or related fields, have over six years of research experience, and demonstrate expertise in Python, C++, CUDA, PyTorch, and TensorFlow. This role offers the opportunity to make significant contributions to both theoretical advancements and real-world applications in autonomous vehicles.

Skills

Python C++ CUDA PyTorch TensorFlow ROS Simulation Machine_Learning Robotics Computer_Vision Autonomous_Vehicles AI_Safety End-to-End_AV_Architectures VLMs Reasoning_Models

What you'll do

  • Design and implement advanced techniques in vehicle autonomy.
  • Publish and present original research at conferences and events.
  • Transfer research results into high-end production systems with product teams.
  • Develop and open-source technology to impact relevant product groups.
  • Collaborate on closed-loop training approaches for autonomous vehicles.

What we're looking for

  • Ph.D. in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
  • 6+ years of relevant research experience in vehicle or robot autonomy.
  • Strong publication record in top conferences like ICRA, NeurIPS, and CVPR.
  • Expertise in Python, C++, CUDA, and machine learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow).
  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills for dynamic team environments.
  • Experience designing and implementing cutting-edge techniques in vehicle autonomy.

Market check

Salary context

This $192,000–$304,750 range sits above 77% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$169,000–$258,750

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$171,687–$248,375

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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