NVIDIA · 1 day ago
Senior Machine Learning and Simulation Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles
US, CA, Santa Clara
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$224K/yr - $356K/yr
12+ years expNVIDIA is seeking exceptional Senior Machine Learning and Simulation Engineers to join their Autonomous Vehicles Simulation team. This role focuses on developing a Closed-Loop Simulation-based Reinforcement Learning framework to train advanced end-to-end AV models, requiring strong technical leadership and expertise in simulation and artificial intelligence.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Consumer ElectronicsGPUHardwareSoftwareVirtual Reality
Responsibilities
Lead the design and development of large-scale RL training frameworks to accelerate the development of multi-modal AV foundation models
Design, build, and optimize simulation and data processing pipelines to enable scalable training of driving policies
Focus on measuring and enhancing simulation quality and refining the reward function for RL training
Ensure the reliability and performance of training workflows on large GPU clusters through the development of robust monitoring and debugging tools
Partner with researchers to integrate state-of-the-art model architectures into efficient and scalable training pipelines
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
12+ years of relevant professional experience encompassing large-scale ML training, AV systems, simulation, and AI infrastructure development
Deep proficiency in RL algorithms, such as PPO and GRPO, including practical experience with hyperparameter tuning and reward function design
Exceptional programming skills in C++ and Python, vital for developing efficient systems and data pipelines
Extensive experience with large-scale GPU clusters, High-Performance Computing (HPC) environments, and job scheduling/orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes, SLURM)
Preferred
Experience in RL infrastructure or general LLM training/fine-tuning infrastructure in industry
Experience in simulation & closed-loop evaluation of autonomous driving end-to-end models
Proven record on large-scale data pipeline development and algorithm optimization
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