Senior System Software Engineer, AV Platform - Test Platform Infrastructure, Tools and Simulation

The Autonomous Vehicles Platform team at NVIDIA is seeking a Senior System Software Engineer to help bring NVIDIA's autonomous vehicle platform to new markets. This role involves developing and productizing innovative solutions that will transform transportation and the field of self-driving cars.

Responsibilities:

• Drive the expansion of hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) infrastructure to support the robust deployment and lifecycle management of next-generation autonomous systems at scale.
• Build and evolve agentic AI tools and frameworks to accelerate development, improve efficiency, and enable the scaling of new platforms.
• Lead highly cross-functional design for the HIL system , spanning HW architecture, embedded software, and application-layer tooling to deliver scalable workflows across organizational boundaries.

Requirements:

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of demonstrated success in designing and implementing system software and tools.
• Expertise in low-level debugging and system-level optimization within complex embedded hardware-software ecosystems.
• Proven ability to drive technical alignment across organizational boundaries, synthesizing system-wide requirements from multiple stakeholders.
• Strong communicator who can operate effectively across global, fast-paced teams.
• A results-driven mindset to solving ambiguous technical challenges.

Preferred qualifications:

• Hands-on experience designing and deploying HIL/SIL systems for embedded automotive or robotics platforms.
• Demonstrated track record of building agentic AI tools that accelerate software development.
• Experience scaling CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes) in cloud-native or hybrid environments for mission-critical system software.
• In-depth domain expertise in automotive networking protocols (Ethernet, CAN/CAN-FD, LIN) and real-time communication middleware.

Benefits:

• Equity
• Benefits package