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NVIDIA · 5 days ago

Senior Research Scientist - Autonomous Vehicles

positionSanta Clara, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level
money$184K/yr - $299K/yr
date6+ years exp

NVIDIA is recruiting top Senior Research Scientists for Autonomous Vehicle Research! The role involves designing and implementing advanced techniques in vehicle autonomy while collaborating with diverse teams to transfer research results into production-level systems.

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Hiring Manager
Khai N.
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Responsibilities

Designing and implementing cutting-edge techniques in the field of vehicle autonomy
Publish and present your original research, speak at conferences and events
Collaborate with other research team members, a diverse set of internal product teams, and external researchers
Have a broader impact through the transfer and/or open-source of the technology you've developed to relevant product groups
Collaborate closely with product teams to transfer research results into high-end, production-level systems

Qualification

Ph.D. in Computer Science6+ years research experienceProgramming in PythonMachine learning frameworksC++ programmingParallel programming (CUDA)Research publication track recordCollaboration skillsInterpersonal skillsCommunication skills

Required

Ph.D. in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
6+ years of relevant research experience in the field of vehicle / robot autonomy
Strong knowledge of theory and practice of vehicle / robot autonomy, or a related area with a strong interest in connecting your work to autonomous vehicles
A track record of research excellence with your work published in top conferences and journals such as RSS, ICRA, IJRR, NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, TAC, etc, and other research artifacts such as software projects
Excellent collaboration and interpersonal skills
Exceptional programming skills in Python; C++ and parallel programming (e.g., CUDA)
Solid understanding of common machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch and Tensorflow
Strong communication and interpersonal skills are required along with the ability to work in a dynamic, research-focused team

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Company

NVIDIA

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NVIDIA is a computing platform company operating at the intersection of graphics, HPC, and AI.
dateFounded in 1993
location
Santa Clara, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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https://www.nvidia.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$4.09B
Key Investors
ARPA-EARK Investment ManagementSoftBank Vision Fund
2023-05-09Grant· $5M
2022-08-09Post Ipo Equity· $65M
2021-02-18Post Ipo Equity

Leadership Team

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Jensen Huang
Founder and CEO
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Michael Kagan
Chief Technology Officer
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