Senior Technical Program Manager, ASPICE Assessor

About the role

The Senior Automotive ASPICE Assessor will collaborate across NVIDIA's fastest-paced automotive programs, including NDAS DriveAV and Hardware platform development, ensuring engineering teams reach and sustain world-class process maturity.

Responsibilities

• Carry out and assist with ASPICE (PAM 4.0) and HW SPICE (HW Engineering PRM/PAM 3.0) assessments involving systems engineering, software engineering, hardware engineering, supporting and management processes
• Work with AI-assisted assessment tooling to review, validate, and cluster findings; apply engineering judgment to identify systemic root causes and prioritize what matters most for each program
• Facilitate structured findings workshops with development teams — presenting evidence, discussing ratings, and evaluate improvement priorities in a constructive, process-focused way
• Translate findings into concrete, trackable improvement items; follow up with team leads and program managers through to closure
• Communicate assessment status, trends, and risks clearly to senior leadership and steering groups; prepare well-structured briefings that enable informed decisions
• Mentor engineering teams on ASPICE and HW SPICE process implementation, assisting teams in interpreting findings and progressing toward greater capability levels
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the team's assessment methodology, including calibration of AI-assisted tooling against assessor judgment

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of Automotive SPICE PAM 4.0, capable of evaluating, articulating, and supporting findings at BP and GP level
• 10+ years of experience
• BS or MS in engineering or a related field or equivalent experience
• Intacs Automotive SPICE Provisional Assessor certification; Competent Assessor strongly preferred
• Demonstrated track record in ASPICE assessments — from planning through report delivery
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills: able to present findings clearly to engineers and senior collaborators alike, and to drive structured discussion toward actionable outcomes
• Program or project management experience, with the ability to coordinate multiple collaborative workstreams and maintain progress on improvement programs
• Familiarity with ISO 26262, ISO/SAE 21434, and ISO 8800 is essential. You will work on safety-critical programs, and an assessor who cannot navigate these standards will not support the teams well

Qualifications

• Openness to working with AI-assisted tools as part of the assessment workflow

Skills

• Active or prior contribution to standards working groups — intacs, VDA QMC, ISO TC22/SC32, or similar bodies
• Certification or proven knowledge in ISO 26262, ISO/SAE 21434, or ISO 8800 is required
• Experience with HW SPICE 3.0 (HW Engineering PRM/PAM)
• Experience in autonomous driving software development or testing — familiarity with the interaction of systems engineering, software engineering, and management processes in an AD program (L2 through L4)

Benefits

NVIDIA offers a competitive compensation package, including base salary ranging from $168,000 - $258,750 for Level 4 and $200,000 - $322,000 for Level 5, along with equity and benefits.

Pay

Base salary determined based on location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.

Schedule

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until June 2, 2026.

Company Information

NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.