Technical Lead, GenAI - Autonomous Vehicles

Nvidia

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Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$224,000–$356,500 / yr
Posted
13 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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TL;DR · Technical Lead, GenAI - Autonomous Vehicles

As a Senior Technical Lead, GenAI - Autonomous Vehicles, you will join the team to engage developer ecosystems across generative AI, autonomous vehicles, and simulation platforms. You will serve as a technical advisor for partner engineering teams, collaborating on architecture, code, and integration for Omniverse and AI-enabled solutions. Your daily work involves developing reference architectures, creating sample code, and providing technical enablement resources while advocating for partner needs to internal product teams. The role requires expertise in Python, C++, Linux, and DevOps tools like GitLab, Docker, and Kubernetes. You will solve complex problems involving AV end-to-end models, perception, planning, and control systems using PyTorch. Additionally, you will work with technologies such as USD, NIMs, and Blueprints to address challenges in world models, simulation workflows, and agentic AI frameworks like LangChain and LangGraph.

What you'll do

  • Serve as a technical advisor to partner engineering teams on architecture, code, and integration for Omniverse and AI solutions.
  • Develop and maintain deep expertise in NVIDIA Cosmos and Omniverse platforms through prototyping and creating reference architectures.
  • Create technical enablement resources including sample code, guides, demonstration pipelines, and tools for real-world problem solving.
  • Engage with partner organizations to identify goals, solve technical challenges, and promote best practices for integration.
  • Advocate for partner technical needs and field feedback to internal product teams to influence roadmap development.
  • Support product launches by providing technical validation and demonstrating integrated solutions in customer-facing materials.
  • Guide partners and startups through onboarding and integration with NVIDIA programs to foster co-innovation.

What we're looking for

  • Master’s or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or equivalent experience.
  • 12+ years of hands-on experience in a technical AI role focusing on AV End-to-End models and GenAI model development.
  • Proficiency in writing production code in Python or C++ and working within Linux environments.
  • Hands-on experience with DevOps tools including GitLab, Docker, and Kubernetes.
  • Strong understanding of AV systems including sensors, dynamics, perception, prediction, planning, and control.
  • Experience with Deep Learning (DL) and Reinforcement Learning (RL) algorithms and frameworks like PyTorch.
  • Proven ability to lead technical collaborations, perform code reviews, and deliver technical talks or workshops.
  • Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences across engineering, product, sales, and marketing teams.

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