NVIDIA · 5 hours ago
Senior System Software Engineer - Robotics
US, CA, Santa Clara
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$152K/yr - $242K/yr
5+ years expNVIDIA is a pioneering company in visual computing, seeking a Senior System Software Engineer to join their Robotics Platform Team. This role focuses on enabling real-world deployment of embodied AI in humanoid robots and involves collaborating with experts to integrate robotics software stacks and validate robotic systems.
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Responsibilities
Drive end-to-end integration of robotics software stacks, including perception, control, learning-based policies, and runtime systems on real robots
Enable and support the deployment of foundation models, embodied AI models, and reinforcement learning (RL) policies on humanoid platforms
Develop and implement robot validation, testing, and benchmarking workflows spanning simulation and real hardware
Measure and optimize critical system-level metrics including latency, determinism, throughput, reliability, and performance
Work closely with multi-functional teams (research, simulation, hardware, platform, and SQA teams) to bring up and harden humanoid robotic systems
Own issue management across integration, testing, deployment, and field validation
Deliver clear and accurate user documentation for internal teams and partners
Review code, guide architectural decisions, and uphold high standards for system software quality
Qualification
Required
BS, MS, or PhD degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
5+ years of development experience in researching, designing, and prototyping robotic system software
Good understanding of real-time control systems, Linux kernel internal, various device driver models, arm architecture, and system design trade-offs
Good understanding of system-level architecture, such as interconnects, memory hierarchy, interrupts, and memory-mapped IO
Excellent programming and debugging skills in C, C++ and Python
Strong system software engineering skills combined with a strive to solve hard problems
Strong communication skills and ability to work across teams
Preferred
Experience with ROS (middleware, ecosystem, development, debugging tools)
Previous experience with CUDA
2+ years of hands-on development and field experience with production robots
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