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Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Perception - Autonomous Driving

NVIDIA

Location

remote, Santa Clara, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

8/19/2026

Compensation

$184,000 - $356,500 per year

PhD with 5+ Years of Experience
Master's with 5+ Years of Experience
Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.2% approval-37% YoY
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Job description

The Senior Perception Engineer will be part of NVIDIA's perception team, focusing on developing and productizing autonomous driving solutions. This role involves creating end-to-end solutions for perception modules that facilitate online mapping and road network detection. The engineer will work on improving the robustness, accuracy, and efficiency of these solutions to enable reliable autonomous driving. Collaboration with data teams and leveraging deep learning models will be key aspects of this position.

Requirements

  • PhD with 4+ years, MS with 6+ years, or BS with 8+ years of relevant experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • 2+ years of technical leadership demonstrating high technical and organizational complexity.
  • Hands-on work experience in developing deep learning and algorithms to solve sophisticated real-world problems.
  • Proficiency in using deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch.
  • Strong programming skills in Python and/or C++.
  • Outstanding communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

  • Design end-to-end solutions for perception and AV stack to enable road network detections across various driving environments.
  • Conduct applied research and development of innovative deep learning models for lane graph construction and road boundary detection.
  • Develop generalizable approaches to support diverse operational design domains and regional expansion.
  • Drive data-driven development by collaborating with data collection and labeling teams to enhance perception system accuracy.
  • Leverage data simulation and augmentation for solving extreme scenarios.
  • Productize developed perception solutions by meeting product requirements for safety, latency, and software robustness.

Benefits

  • 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.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Nvidia Corporation

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

355

FY2026

Approval rate

99.2%

FY2026

LCA certified

7,667

FY2026

Entry-level share

11.9%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-37%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-83%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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