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Senior Director, Engineering - Autonomous Vehicles
Senior Director, Engineering - Autonomous VehiclesCalifornia Staffing • Santa Clara, CA, US
Senior Director, Engineering - Autonomous Vehicles

Senior Director, Engineering - Autonomous Vehicles

California Staffing • Santa Clara, CA, US
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Senior Director of Engineering

NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. It's a unique legacy of innovation that's fueled by great technologyand amazing people. Today, we're tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing. An era in which our GPU acts as the brains of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can understand the world. Doing what's never been done before takes vision, innovation, and the world's best talent. As an NVIDIAN, you'll be immersed in a diverse, supportive environment where everyone is inspired to do their best work. Come join the team and see how you can make a lasting impact on the world. At NVIDIA, we're building the future of autonomous driving from the silicon to the full-stack AI systems that power next-generation robots on wheels. Our ability to deliver safe, scalable autonomy depends on one thing above all : data. Extensive, diverse, high-quality data. We seek a Senior Director of Engineering to guide international teams in Europe and the U.S. who develop systems and algorithms extracting intelligence from petascale fleets. This role offers an opportunity to build the data engine powering one of the world's most advanced AI platforms.

What You'll Be Doing :

  • Lead, encourage, and develop world-class engineering and data teams distributed across Europe and the United States.
  • Architect and operationalize NVIDIA's end-to-end data curation strategy, powering AI training, simulation, and continuous AV performance improvements.
  • Invent and deploy brand new algorithms that mine, classify, and surface the most valuable driving scenarios from massive real-world and simulated datasets.
  • Collaborate closely with NVIDIA research, AV perception, mapping, simulation, and fleet operations teams to ensure timely, high-fidelity data delivery.
  • Drive scale : build systems that operate reliably across billions of frames, thousands of edge cases, and diverse sensor configurations.
  • Champion data quality and metadata standards that accelerate development and improve safety and performance.

What We Need to See :

  • 15+ overall years of industry experience including 5+ years in technical leadership, director-level, or equivalent.
  • Bachelors degree or equivalent experience.
  • Demonstrated success leading distributed engineering or data-focused teams.
  • Deep understanding of algorithm development for data mining, filtering, clustering, or scenario discovery.
  • Hands-on experience with VLMs, LLMs, or multimodal AI systems applied to perception, data triage, or automated labeling.
  • Prior experience in the autonomous vehicle ecosystem perception, mapping, robotics, ADAS / AD, or AV data workflows.
  • Strong expertise in large-scale data processing, systems build, or machine learning pipelines.
  • Strong communication, careful planning, and technical leadership capabilities.
  • Ways to Stand Out From the Crowd :

  • Hands-on experience with AV scenario mining, drive replay, or simulation feedback loops.
  • Experience building automated data quality frameworks or annotation workflows for perception systems.
  • Ability to drive clarity and alignment across research, engineering, and product leadership.
  • Widely considered to be one of the technology world's most desirable employers, NVIDIA offers highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. As you plan your future, see what we can offer to you and your family www.nvidiabenefits.com . Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 368,000 USD - 557,750 USD. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits. Applications for this job will be accepted at least until December 9, 2025. NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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