NVIDIA
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Perception - Autonomous Driving
$184K–$356K
US, CA, Santa Clara +5 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 6, 2026
- Location
- US, CA, Santa Clara
US, TX, Remote
US, NY, Remote
US, WA, Remote
US, CA, Remote
US, MA, Remote - Experience
- 8+ years of relevant proven industry experience applying machine learning to real-world problems.
- Education
- MS or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Develop and productize machine-learning perception models and workflows for NVIDIA DRIVE AV autonomous driving, including LiDAR/camera perception and multi-sensor fusion.
What you'll do
- Design, train, and optimize perception and sensor-fusion models; develop ML workflows for data, training, metrics, instrumentation, and reporting.
- Productize models and algorithms for NVIDIA DRIVE AV, including efficient C++ code.
- Collaborate across teams to deliver reliable autonomous-driving solutions and incorporate techniques that improve platform performance.
What they ask for
- MS or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Strong C++ and Python programming and debugging skills, including experience with large, complex systems.
- Deep practical experience applying machine learning to lidar/camera perception and multi-sensor fusion in automotive or related fields.
- Experience with deep learning frameworks and ML mathematical foundations, and building and sustaining training and metric workflows for large-scale datasets.
Nice to have
- Track record shipping deep learning models for LiDAR/Camera and Multi-Sensor Fusion in production; experience delivering features into an autonomous vehicle or robotics product.
- Familiarity with Transformers or model optimization for real-time embedded/automotive inference, such as TensorRT.
Pay
184,000 USD - 287,500 USD (base salary, Level 4); 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD (base salary, Level 5)
Tools
C++, Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Transformers, TensorRT
AI focus
Build and productize deep-learning models and ML workflows for autonomous-vehicle perception, including LiDAR/camera perception, multi-sensor fusion, detection, classification, segmentation, and tracking.
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