CareerPlan

Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Perception - Autonomous Driving

US, CA, Santa ClaraFull-time$184k–$288k2026-10-10 → 2026-11-10

Core

Developing and productizing end-to-end perception solutions for NVIDIA's autonomous driving stack, focusing on traffic signal understanding (lights, signs, road markings, construction objects) without reliance on HD maps.

Role type

Senior IC machine learning engineer (perception/autonomous driving)

Builds

Perception modules for self-driving cars

Domain

Autonomous driving / Computer Vision

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Deep learning model development, PyTorch, Python, C++, data-driven development, data collection/labeling strategy, data simulation and augmentation, embedded deployment

Preferred skills

Technical leadership, Visual Language Models, Transformers, BEV architectures, traffic signal perception techniques, technical publications

Technologies

PyTorch, Python, C++, NVIDIA GPUs

Responsibilities

Design end-to-end perception solutions for traffic signal detection across diverse environments; Develop deep learning models for traffic light/sign/road marking/construction object detection; Drive data-driven development with labeling teams; Leverage data simulation for extreme scenarios; Productize solutions meeting safety, latency, and robustness requirements

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC