Senior Sensor Hardware Safety Engineer

NVIDIA
Santa Clara
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 184,000 - 287,500 annuallyFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Analytical skills","Written and verbal communication","Proactivity","Ownership","Results orientation"]

Define and drive end-to-end hardware safety strategy for automotive sensor systems across NVIDIA’s physical AI platforms. Own safety requirements for power, interfaces, timing, synchronization, data integrity, and fault detection/response, and collaborate with sensor, board, software, systems, validation, and supplier teams. Perform safety cases and analyses (FMEA, FMEDA, DFA, FTA), guide architecture decisions, and create integration guidance and safety documentation for internal teams and customers.

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Senior Sensor Hardware Safety Engineer

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Job Summary

Define and drive end-to-end hardware safety strategy for automotive sensor systems across NVIDIA’s physical AI platforms. Own safety requirements for power, interfaces, timing, synchronization, data integrity, and fault detection/response, and collaborate with sensor, board, software, systems, validation, and supplier teams. Perform safety cases and analyses (FMEA, FMEDA, DFA, FTA), guide architecture decisions, and create integration guidance and safety documentation for internal teams and customers.
Location: Santa Clara
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own the end-to-end sensor hardware safety strategy for cameras, LiDAR, radar, IMUs, and other sensors used in NVIDIA automotive systems.
  • •Support sensor supplier selection through technical and safety evaluations of sensor architectures, safety concepts, safety analysis, and integration assumptions.
  • •Define and manage sensor hardware safety requirements for power, interfaces, timing, synchronization, data integrity, fault detection, and fault response.
  • •Collaborate across sensor architecture, board/hardware, software, systems, and validation teams to implement safety requirements.
  • •Perform and review safety cases and analyses (FMEA, FMEDA, DFA, FTA) and develop safety documentation and integration guidance for internal teams and customers.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 184,000 - 287,500 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or related engineering field, or equivalent experience.
  • •8+ years of relevant experience in automotive sensors, hardware systems, functional safety, or a related field.
  • •Understanding of automotive sensor technologies (cameras, radar, LiDAR, IMUs) including hardware architectures and system interfaces.
  • •Knowledge of safety analysis methodologies including FMEA, FMEDA, DFA, and FTA.
  • •Ability to work effectively with sensor suppliers and multidisciplinary engineering teams from concept through integration and verification.
Experience:8+ yearsAutomotiveFunctional safetyHardware systemsSensor systems
Education:Bachelor's in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or related engineering
Skills:Analytical skillsWritten and verbal communicationProactivityOwnershipResults orientation
Tech Stack:FMEAFMEDADFAFTAISO 26262IEC 61508ISO 13849SysMLDITAPCBECUEmbedded systemsSoCsSafety cases

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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