NVIDIA · 4 hours ago
Senior Robotics Systems Software Engineer - ROS
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$184K/yr - $288K/yr
8+ years expNVIDIA is a leading technology company known for its innovative approaches in AI and robotics. They are seeking a Senior Systems Software Engineer for their Robotics Team to lead the design and development of software frameworks that enable robots to perceive and interact with the world. The role involves collaboration with the open-source community and other teams to improve ROS and incorporate NVIDIA technologies.
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Responsibilities
Lead the design & development of software frameworks aimed at helping robots perceive and interact with the world through learned policies
Drive improvements with the open-source community to make ROS the de facto standard for robotics development
Debug and optimize ROS-based autonomy stacks from application to system-level drivers on NVIDIA platforms
Develop innovative ways to characterize and measure robotics software for functionality and performance
Collaborate with other teams to incorporate NVIDIA technologies
Manage issues during integration, testing, deployment & QA
Qualification
Required
BS, MS in Computer Science, Robotics, or related field (or equivalent experience)
8+ years of proven experience
Expertise with ROS (middleware, ecosystem, development, debugging tools)
Experience working in distributed systems and embedded software roles
Proficiency with data structures and core algorithms
Excellent C, C++ programming and design skills
Ability to learn fast & debug complex system issues
Flexibility to adapt quickly to varying roles & responsibilities
Preferred
Engagement as contributor to the ROS framework, tools, or packages
Experience training behavior policies using Isaac Lab, Isaac Gym, MuJoCo, or similar
Strong grasp of deep learning applications for physical agents
Expertise with DDS, UCX, MQTT, or other middleware transport technologies
Background with software performance profiling and optimization
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NVIDIA
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