Senior Perception Engineer

We're looking for a Senior Perception Engineer to develop and productize NVIDIA's autonomous driving solutions. As a member of our perception team, you will drive end-to-end solutions for perception modules responsible for traffic signal understanding, including traffic lights, traffic signs, road markings, and construction objects.

Responsibilities:

• Design end-to-end solutions for Perception and AV stack to enable traffic signal detections across various driving environments
• Develop innovative deep learning models for traffic light detection, traffic sign recognition, road marking detection, and other traffic signal tasks
• Drive data-driven development by working with large data collection and labeling teams to bring in high-value data to improve perception system accuracy
• Leverage data simulation and augmentation for solving extreme scenarios
• Productize developed perception solutions by meeting product requirements for safety, latency, and software robustness

Requirements:

• PhD with 4+ years, MS with 6+ years, or BS with 8+ years of relevant experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
• 2+ years of technical leadership experience
• Hands-on experience in developing deep learning and algorithms to solve sophisticated real-world problems
• Proficiency in using deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch)
• Strong programming skills in Python and/or C++
• Outstanding communication and teamwork skills

Nice to Have:

• Proven expertise in developing generalizable perception solutions for autonomous driving or robotics using deep learning with cameras
• Hands-on experience in developing and deploying DNN-based solutions to embedded platforms for real-time applications
• Expertise with Visual Language Models, Transformers, BEV architectures, and modern traffic signal perception techniques

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is $184,000 - $287,500 for Level 4, and $224,000 - $356,500 for Level 5.