Drimva

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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First seen Oct 8, 2026 · Last verified Nov 4, 2026 (UTC)