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At NVIDIA, we're not just transforming the world of computer graphics and AI; we're setting the stage for the future of autonomous driving. As a Lead Safety Architect, you will be at the forefront of our autonomous vehicle technology, ensuring its safety at scale. You will collaborate with the most innovative engineers and technologists to integrate safety measures into our latest DRIVE products. This role is paramount in achieving and exceeding NVIDIA's high safety standards, making your work both exciting and impactful!

What you’ll be doing:

Representing NVIDIA’s functional safety strategy and architectures to the customer
Working closely with customers to understand their functional safety requirements and system architectures and feeding those back into the development teams
Assisting customers to safely integrate and validate our products in their systems and vehicles
Supporting customer facing safety collateral
Tailoring functional safety platforms and safety analyses for strategic customers
You will be working closely with safety management, solution architects, sales and technical marketing teams to deliver state of the art products

What we need to see:

You have a bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline (or equivalent experience) with at least 5 years of relevant experience in system safety, functional safety, or systems engineering (or an advanced degree with equivalent experience)
This position requires a deep understanding of functional safety system architectures needed to meet the ISO 26262 functional safety standard. Experience with market adjacent standards such as IEC 61508 can also be considered.
Experience interacting with customers and managing the engagement
You possess excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills and ability to work as part of a team

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

ADAS or autonomous vehicle systems robotics or industrial safety experience
Experience with system safety methodologies & practices (FMEA, FTA, STPA,..) and safety standards (ISO 26262, IEC 61508, UL4600, ISO21448, ISO 8800..)
Knowledge and experience with ECU/board level E/E design and validation

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 152,000 USD - 241,500 USD.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until June 16, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive 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.

Senior Customer Safety Engineer - Automotive