Senior System Software Engineer, Autonomous Vehicles

Nvidia

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Work type: On-site
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Salary: $152,000–$241,500 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 97 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 System Software Engineer, Autonomous Vehicles

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The Senior System Software Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles joins the Solutions Engineering team to develop and bring the NVIDIA autonomous vehicle platform to the world. You will work alongside experts in Deep Learning, Computer Vision, and vehicle control to design, develop, integrate, validate, and optimize software on the DRIVE self-driving platform. This role involves collaborating with hardware and architecture teams to pull together diverse software components for automotive platforms using high-definition maps. You will craft solutions to system software, OS, and application software challenges. Required skills include expertise in embedded systems, computer architecture, and operating system fundamentals. You must be an experienced programmer in C or C++ with debugging skills, source control knowledge like git or Perforce, and experience with BSP and HAL drivers for hardware accelerators.

What does a System Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $235750 from 70 postings across 4 companies.

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Skills

C C++ Embedded Systems Operating Systems Computer Architecture Git Perforce BSP HAL QNX ARM ISO26262 CMMI ASPICE Deep Learning Computer Vision System Software

What you'll do

Design, develop, integrate, validate, and optimize software on the NVIDIA DRIVE self-driving platform.
Provide direct technical support to customers to productize NVIDIA DRIVE platforms.
Design and implement software systems that integrate diverse software components for automotive platforms.
Solve system software, operating system, and application software challenges for DRIVE products.
Develop applications and system software drivers for hardware accelerators in BSP and HAL.
Work with internal and external software groups to design and implement software solutions.

What we're looking for

BS or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field.
4+ years of experience in system software and/or embedded systems.
Solid understanding of computer architecture and operating system fundamentals.
Experienced programmer in C or C++ with strong debugging skills.
Experience with source control systems such as git or Perforce.
Experience developing applications and/or system SW drivers for HW accelerators in BSP & HAL.
Expertise in platform bring up, BSP software, QNX, ARM processors, or automotive processes (preferred).
Exposure to safety standards like ISO26262 (preferred).

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