Senior Software Engineer, Test - Autonomous Vehicles

The Automotive Vehicles team is searching for a creative and experienced Senior Software Engineer in Test to help us bring NVIDIA's autonomous vehicle solution out to the world. You will participate in a focused effort to develop and productize ground-breaking solutions that will redefine the world of transportation and the growing field of self-driving cars. You will work with hardworking and dedicated multi-functional engineering development teams across various vehicle subsystems to integrate their work into our AV SW platform, while achieving or exceeding all meaningful NVIDIA and automotive standards & guidelines. You'll find the work is exciting, fun, and relevant. We have deadlines, customers, and competition.

What you will be doing:

• Build novel design solutions and drive execution to improve the use of end to end Simulation at scale to evaluate Autonomous Vehicle performance through test architecture and tool development. 

• Lead efforts to streamline and automate the development of simulation tests from all aspects of creation, run, and analysis infrastructure. 

• Build reliable and scalable infrastructure and operations that can make it easy to scale and interact with simulation tests.

• Analyze complex technical issues and independently drive resolution.

• Guide technical aspects of development of test scenario creation and usability in Simulation.

• Work closely with developers and operational teams responsible for Simulation test creation to understand their needs and improve scalability and stability of the platform. 

• Collaborate across many teams, bridging needs of Autonomous Vehicle development and innovative end-to-end Simulation capabilities, applying your skills to understand and improve the modules that simulate the real world driving.

• Mentor and guide junior engineers, promoting a culture of technical excellence and collaborative problem solving.

What we need to see:

• PhD with 4+ years, MS with 6+ years, or BS (or equivalent experience) with 8+ years of relevant experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.

• Experience building testing, infrastructure and test automation.

• Passion for developing software that makes others more productive. 

• Experience working on Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), Autonomous Driving, Replay testing, or Simulation environments. 

• Substantial experience with Python/C++ in a software driven environment.

• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to drive alignment across large organizations.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Experience with scaling the use of autonomous vehicles simulation frameworks.

• Background with Bazel, Docker, Jenkins.

• Experience with or knowledge of AI/ML systems, or a background in working with AI-native systems

• Experience in large-scale simulation for hardware or software validation of any robotics solution.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4, and 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD for Level 5.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until May 30, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. 

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