CareerPlan

Lead Customer Safety Engineer - Hardware

US, CA, Santa ClaraFull-time$224k2026-10-07 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead technical safety liaison for automotive customers integrating NVIDIA hardware into safety-critical autonomous driving systems.

Role type

Senior IC customer safety engineer (hardware)

Builds

Safe integration and validation of NVIDIA hardware in automotive systems and vehicles

Domain

Automotive / Functional Safety / Hardware

Required skills

ISO 26262, hardware safety concepts, SEooC development, hardware safety integrity, customer integration, Development Interface Agreements, safety analyses, technical reviews, change request management, mentorship

Preferred skills

ADAS, autonomous vehicle, robotics, industrial safety, OEM/Tier 1 client experience, complex SoCs/GPUs/processors/safety MCUs, ECU/board level E/E build and validation

Technologies

NVIDIA hardware, GPUs, processors, accelerators, safety MCUs, ECU

Responsibilities

Represent functional safety strategy and architectures to customers; translate customer needs into internal actions; assist customers in safe product integration and validation; coordinate Development Interface Agreements; lead resolution of safety questions and change requests; mentor junior engineers; collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver safe products

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities