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Senior Software Engineer – Prediction and Planning – Autonomous Vehicles
| Company | NVIDIA |
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| Location | Santa Clara, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $184000 – $356500 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s, PhD |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- BS or higher in an engineering technical field (Computer Science, Electrical, Mechanical, Physics, etc.) or equivalent experience
- 8+ years proven experience in software development
- Must have applied robotics experience
- Good understanding and working knowledge of C/C++
- Familiarity with Python
- Comfortable developing in Linux or another Unix based system
- Ability to think analytically and tackle technical problems in a compute constrained system
- Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks
- Excellent interpersonal skills
Responsibilities
- Develop reliable, redundant, and safety-critical algorithms for behavior and motion planning on highways and urban roads
- Work on fundamental problems in redundant actuation, degraded operation, and fail-safe control
- Architect, design, and implement new behavior planning features based on product driven requirements
- Test and validate the functionalities in various scenarios in the simulation environment as well as on the road
- Craft an autonomous system with safety concept that works in multiple different settings, e.g. geographical regions, sensors, map availability, and diverse environmental conditions
- Collaborate with a diverse group of engineers of other domains including perception, mapping, vehicle control, and user experience
Preferred Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience in AV software development and deploying code in production
- PhD in a relevant field or related research experience
- Planning background is a bonus
- Knowledge of CUDA is a plus
