Nvidia ITE

Nvidia ITE

Principal Software Engineer, Vehicle Dynamics Simulation - AV

US, CA, Santa Clara · Principal

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 4 days ago
PythonC++CI/CDgRPCRoboticsMechanical DesignAerospace EngineeringElectrical EngineeringSimulinkUnreal EngineLeadershipCommunication

About the role

  • We connect planner and controller intent to realistic motion across highway, city, parking, and active-safety scenarios.
  • In this Principal-level individual contributor role, you'll shape a production vehicle dynamics simulation framework spanning model fidelity, parameter adaptation, software interfaces, validation, and integration.

Responsibilities

  • Develop production-quality C++ interfaces for simplified, replay-based, and high-fidelity multibody models.
  • Create scalable model-selection, parameter-identification, adaptation, and validation workflows for diverse vehicle platforms.
  • Partner with planning and controls, parking, active safety, simulation reliability, synthetic data, and product teams.
  • Set technical standards, mentor engineers, and supply hands-on through design, implementation, debugging, testing, and documentation.
  • A record of building modular, testable production systems for simulation, computer-aided engineering, robotics, autonomous vehicles, automotive controls, or physics-based software.
  • Come build the future of autonomous vehicle simulation with us!

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
  • 15+ years of relevant industry experience.
  • Experience with Project Chrono and Chrono::Vehicle, CARLA, CarSim, CarMaker, Simulink and Simscape, ADAMS, Simbody, BeamNG, Unreal Engine and PhysX, or comparable simulation frameworks.

Skills

  • Join us in making demanding maneuvers-from low-speed parking to evasive steering and hard braking-more faithful in simulation!

Compensation

  • Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.
  • The base salary range is 248,000 USD - 391,000 USD.

Benefits

  • Be responsible for the technical vision, architecture, and roadmap for vehicle dynamics simulation across highway, city, parking, active-safety, and low-speed workflows.
  • Proven ability to calibrate and validate simulation models using measured logs, test-track data, controlled maneuvers, or simulation benchmarks while maintaining deterministic behavior and regression coverage.
  • You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

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Equal opportunity

  • NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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