Senior Security Software Engineer, AV Platform

Nvidia

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Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$184,000–$287,500 / yr
Posted
13 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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This role $236k
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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 Security Software Engineer, AV Platform

As a Senior Security Software Engineer - AV Platform, you will join the Autonomous Vehicles Platform team to develop and improve security work-products for the autonomous driving software stack. You will be responsible for integrating security features into various layers, including sensor abstraction, data processing, and middleware software while guiding other teams on security mechanism implementation. The role involves collaborating with hardware, platform, product, safety, performance, algorithms, and cloud teams to ensure high-performance solutions for vehicle fleets. You will utilize C++, C, and Python within Linux, QNX, ROS, or real-time operating systems environments. Key technical requirements include experience in embedded system programming, threading, mutex, synchronization, and parallel computing. The work focuses on securing data from sensors like LIDAR, RADAR, GPS, IMU, and Vehicle CAN to solve critical security challenges for autonomous vehicle platforms.

What you'll do

  • Integrate security features into the autonomous vehicle driving software stack.
  • Develop and improve security work-products for the AV platform.
  • Write security-related code across sensor abstraction layers, data processing, and middleware.
  • Manage security governance topics and guide other teams on implementing security mechanisms.
  • Implement performant and scalable solutions for data collection and autonomous vehicle fleets.
  • Develop software that interacts with sensors including Cameras, LIDAR, RADAR, GPS, IMU, and Vehicle CAN.

What we're looking for

  • BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
  • 8+ years of professional experience working on system software.
  • Excellent programming skills in C++, C, and Python.
  • Familiarity with source control tools.
  • Solid understanding of Linux, QNX, ROS, and/or real-time operating systems.
  • Experience developing user-space system software with a willingness to work in kernel-space or low-level hardware.
  • Knowledge of embedded system programming, threading, mutex, synchronization, communication, and parallel computing.
  • Familiarity with CPU/GPU/memory hardware architecture and performance optimization.

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