NVIDIA
Staff Technical Program Manager - Autonomous Vehicle Platform
$200K–$380K
US, CA, Santa Clara · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Experience
- 12+ years overall, including at least 8 years in Technical Program Management.
- Education
- BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
About the job
Leads cross-functional programs to integrate and release NVIDIA’s autonomous-vehicle platform, from embedded bring-up through production.
What you'll do
- Lead concurrent programs across embedded platform development, integration, validation, and production release.
- Define program scope, roadmaps, schedules, and milestones; manage risks and dependencies across software and hardware teams.
- Improve engineering workflows and operations, including through AI automation.
What they ask for
- BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 12+ years of experience, including at least 8 years in Technical Program Management driving software engineering programs and releasing commercial products.
- Understanding of embedded software, including OS fundamentals, platform drivers, sensor middleware, and software/hardware integration.
- Technical competence to engage with engineering teams, debug program-level issues, and make trade-off decisions across software and hardware.
Nice to have
- Shipped embedded software in automotive, robotics, or a related domain; or direct autonomous-vehicle platform development experience.
- Familiarity with ISO 26262, ASPICE, Agile, or Scrum; PMP or Scrum Master certification is a plus.
Pay
200,000 USD - 322,000 USD base salary (Level 5); 240,000 USD - 379,500 USD base salary (Level 6)
Tools
Linux, QNX, ISO 26262, ASPICE, Jira
AI focus
Use AI to streamline engineering workflows and day-to-day operations; NVIDIA also uses AI tools in recruiting.
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