Automotive Hardware Safety Engineer

Details

NVIDIA builds system, hardware, and software technologies that enable autonomous vehicles to think, reason, and drive safely. The Hardware Safety Engineering team is seeking a motivated engineer with a primary background in either board design or functional safety (with exposure to the complementary domain). As an Automotive Hardware Safety Engineer you will help build next-generation DRIVE AGX ECU platforms for autonomous driving, collaborating across teams on safety-critical systems that integrate DRIVE AGX ECUs with camera, RADAR, and LiDAR sensing, path planning, and vehicle dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with SoC and board hardware, software, and systems engineering teams to deliver safety-compliant NVIDIA DRIVE AGX autonomous driving hardware.
• Collaborate with architects and designers across multidisciplinary teams to develop creative and efficient implementations of safety requirements in ECU hardware and software.
• Perform safety analyses, including FMEA, FMEDA, DFA, FTA, and verification activities to ensure designs meet safety standards and to drive improvements when gaps are identified.
• Work with third-party suppliers to understand their safety concepts and requirements, ensuring hardware components meet stringent safety expectations.
• Write safety manuals, analysis reports, and user guides to help customers safely integrate products.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related engineering field (e.g., electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science) or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of relevant work experience.
• Fundamental understanding of common ECU hardware elements, including processors, power supplies, memory devices, automotive interfaces, and communication protocols.
• Knowledge of safety analysis methodologies, including FMEA, FMEDA, DFA, and FTA.
• Proven sense of ownership and proactivity, with a strong bias for action and results.
• Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.

Nice to have / Ways to stand out

• Understanding of functional safety development processes required to comply with ISO 26262 or other relevant industry standards such as IEC 61508 and ISO 13489.
• Experience with failure rate calculations per IEC 62380 and SN 29500 reliability standards.
• Experience writing requirements for safety-critical systems.
• Experience in PCB and/or ECU design, and embedded systems based on NVIDIA SoCs.
• Background with system modeling using SysML and structured technical documentation (e.g., DITA, DocBook).

Compensation and benefits

• Base salary range: 152,000 USD - 218,500 USD (determined based on location, experience, and pay of employees in similar positions).
• Eligible for equity and benefits (link provided in the original posting).

Other details

• Work arrangement: Hybrid (#LI-Hybrid).
• Applications accepted at least until January 19, 2026.
• NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
• NVIDIA is an equal opportunity employer and committed to fostering a diverse work environment.