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Senior Localization and Planning Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles

NVIDIA Santa Clara, CA, United States Full-time 3 months ago
Embedded & Systems Software Automotive Semiconductors & Safety

$184,000 - $356,500 USD yearly

This role involves working with navigation maps to enable advanced features for autonomous vehicles.

Originally posted 17 August 2026 by the employer.

About the role

This role involves working on localization, perception-map association, and lane selection with navigation maps to enable advanced features for autonomous vehicles, specifically using navigation maps like Google Maps.

What you'll do

  • Design and implement systems using standard navigation maps to navigate cars along a route on a lane level.
  • Ensure algorithms perform effectively across large-scale real-world and synthetic datasets in diverse environments.
  • Write safe, highly efficient code in C++.
  • Productize all software for real-world deployment to consumer cars.
  • Follow automotive quality and safety standards (MISRA, ISO26262).

What you'll need

  • BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or related fields (or equivalent experience).
  • 8+ years of proven experience.
  • Strong algorithmic design background.
  • Meticulous craftsmanship of software in modern C++, using RAII and exception safe coding practices.

Skills: localization, planning engineer, autonomous vehicles, C++, ISO26262

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Santa Clara, CA, United States
On-site
Full-time
$184,000 - $356,500 USD yearly
3 months ago

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