Lead Safety Architect - Autonomous Vehicles

About the role

NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. Today, we’re tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing. As a Lead Safety Architect, you will be at the forefront of our autonomous vehicle technology, ensuring its safety at scale. You will collaborate with innovative engineers and technologists to integrate safety measures into our latest DRIVE products, helping achieve and exceed NVIDIA's high safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Leading multi-functional initiatives to define safety architecture and requirements for autonomous vehicles.
• Delivering safety concepts and analysis to enable continuous and safe software deliveries.
• Defining and improving safety metrics in collaboration with experts in perception, AI, motion planning, and safety architecture.
• Improving processes and tools for safety analysis and data‑driven evaluation.
• Sharing safety analysis and readiness results with colleagues and management.

Requirements

• MS or higher in Computer Science, Robotics, or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years of relevant industry experience.
• A structured approach to systems and software development.
• Proven record of successfully leading multi‑functional efforts in architecture, development, or verification.
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Qualifications

• ADAS or autonomous vehicle systems or machine learning and robotics experience.
• Knowledge and experience in data science and statistics.
• Experience in V&V of safety‑critical systems.
• Knowledge of sensor technologies, e.g., radar, lidar, camera.
• Experience with system safety methodologies & practices (FMEA, FTA, STPA, …) and safety standards (ISO 26262, IEC 61508, UL4600, ISO21448, ISO 8800, …).

Pay

The base salary range is 224,000 USD – 356,500 USD, determined by location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.

Benefits

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.