Principal OEM Execution Lead, Autonomous Driving Solutions

NVIDIA
Santa Clara
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 272,000 - 431,250 annuallyFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceExperience: 15+ yearsEducation: mastersSkills: ["Customer-facing leadership","Communication","Engineering rigor","Risk management","Cross-functional leadership"]

Own end-to-end execution for NVIDIA DRIVE Autonomous Driving Software (NDAS), driving adaptation, integration, validation, and production readiness across major OEM vehicle lines. Lead the program lifecycle from feature definition through vehicle integration, launch, production ramp, and readiness gates. Coordinate multi-functional engineering teams spanning systems, autonomy development, platform software, functional safety, cybersecurity, quality, release, and field engineering, and ensure lessons learned improve future OEM programs.

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Principal OEM Execution Lead, Autonomous Driving Solutions

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end execution for NVIDIA DRIVE Autonomous Driving Software (NDAS), driving adaptation, integration, validation, and production readiness across major OEM vehicle lines. Lead the program lifecycle from feature definition through vehicle integration, launch, production ramp, and readiness gates. Coordinate multi-functional engineering teams spanning systems, autonomy development, platform software, functional safety, cybersecurity, quality, release, and field engineering, and ensure lessons learned improve future OEM programs.
Location: Santa Clara
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead NDAS execution with major OEMs across the full program lifecycle from feature definition through integration, validation, launch, and production ramp.
  • •Translate OEM vehicle requirements and use cases into commitments for NVIDIA teams and build repeatable workflows for adapting NDAS to OEM platforms, architectures, sensors, compute, networks, and processes.
  • •Drive multi-functional implementation across autonomy features, systems, platform software, vehicle integration, functional safety, cybersecurity, validation, quality, release, and field engineering.
  • •Establish rigorous operating cadence with readiness metrics, risk/dependency management, decision logs, and paths to address customer concerns blocking progress.
  • •Direct technical issue resolution across systems, safety, and development groups to ensure lasting closure without slowing program delivery.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 272,000 - 431,250 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • •15+ years of relevant experience in automotive software, autonomous driving, embedded systems, vehicle platforms, or other complex safety-critical domains with technical and organizational leadership.
  • •Demonstrated success taking a complex automotive software product from requirements and architecture through integration, validation, SOP, and production support with a major OEM.
  • •Strong system/software architecture understanding including embedded compute, vehicle networks, sensor/actuator interfaces, diagnostics, release processes, and system-level validation.
  • •Working knowledge of automotive development and compliance practices such as Automotive SPICE, ISO 26262, ISO/SAE 21434, SOTIF, cybersecurity, change control, and production-quality processes.
Experience:15+ yearsAutomotiveAutonomous drivingEmbedded systemsSafety-criticalVehicle platforms
Education:Master's
Skills:Customer-facing leadershipCommunicationEngineering rigorRisk managementCross-functional leadership
Tech Stack:DRIVE OSAUTOSARReal-time operating systemsSILHILVILSimulation

Company Brief

NVIDIA
Designs and manufactures GPUs, AI accelerators, and system-on-chip products for gaming, data centers, professional visualization, and automotive markets, enabling advanced graphics, AI, and high-performance computing solutions worldwide.
Industry: Electronics Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Santa Clara, United States
Founded: 1993
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