The Principal Engineer role at NVIDIA focuses on driving technical readiness for the ground truth data generation stack. This position requires close collaboration with core teams in China, ensuring effective communication and resolution of upstream issues that affect data quality and delivery. The engineer will work across various teams to address technical blockers and enable high-quality data generation for current and future sensor configurations. This role is crucial for maintaining the integrity and reliability of data production processes.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 15+ years of software engineering, systems engineering, data infrastructure, sensor integration, robotics, autonomous driving, or related technical experience.
• Strong experience in debugging and resolving complex cross-functional technical issues in data, sensor, or ML systems.
• Strong understanding of sensor systems and data pipelines, especially topics such as timestamps, synchronization, calibration, data integrity, and system bring-up.
• Ability to work effectively across time zones and manage technical communication between geographically distributed teams.

• Drive technical readiness for GT generation across key programs, especially for new sensor configurations and new data platforms.
• Lead investigation and resolution of upstream GT blockers, including cross-sensor time synchronization issues and multi-sensor calibration issues.
• Work closely with the GT team in China through daily syncs, technical reviews, and issue triage.
• Maintain unified status views of upstream technical blockers, readiness risks, and mitigation plans, and share them regularly with leadership across both regions.
• Collaborate with hardware, system, MLE, map, and infrastructure teams to ensure new sensor platforms and data pipelines are production-ready for GT generation.
• Help define technical requirements, validation criteria, and bring-up processes for future GT data generation systems.

• Employees at NVIDIA are often offered comprehensive, day-one benefits—including medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA support, life and disability insurance, an Employee Assistance Program, and a 401(k) with auto-enrollment. Many roles also have generous time off and holidays, donation matching (up to $10,000), and a wide menu of extras like FSAs, commuter benefits, legal and identity-theft protection, pet insurance, and wellness discounts. Optional programs can include student-loan and home-purchase support, plus family care resources and expert medical services.