Job statistics for Senior Customer Safety Engineer - Automotive
- Days open
- 7 days
- Expected tenure
- 4.6 years
- Salary
- $152,000–$241,500
- As stated in the posting.
Technologies used1 tool
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Current safety team54 tracked professionals
- By function
- 31 engineering, 17 senior / lead, 5 leadership, 1 consulting / assessment
- By level
- 40 senior
- Hiring now
- 15 open safety roles on FSTalent, including this one
Counts of functional safety professionals FSTalent tracks at NVIDIA and roles it is hiring for. It is a sample of public profiles, not the full headcount.
- Abhishek Arora — Customer Safety Manager
- Adam Duddles — Senior Safety Engineer - Auto
- Ali Ghaffari — Senior Architect - Safety Engineering
- Anitha Anand — System Safety, Autonomous Vehicles
- Ankita Joshi — Sr. Safety Architect, Edge and Physical AI
- Aswin Sagar — GPU HW Functional Safety & Cybersecurity DV (Physical AI)
- Bader Alahmad — Senior Functional Safety Manager, Software
- Baisakhi Mandal — Sr Technical Software Program Manager - Functional Safety
- Brian Bernier — Functional Safety Manager
- Calvin Yip — Functional Safety Manager
- Carlos Avalos-Gonzalez — SoC Functional Safety Manager
- Charles Davenport — Functional Safety Engineer
- Charles Ma，gardener — Sr Functional Safety Engineer - Automotive
- David Andrew Wiseman — Director Autonomous Vehicle System Safety
- Devika Deshpande — Functional Safety Software Engineer
- Dheeraj Lokam — Senior Hardware Safety Architect
- Divya K — Senior Automotive Safety Architect
- Dominic Chen — Senior Systems Software Engineer - Automotive System Software Functional Safety
- Estella Silva — Functional Safety Manager
- Federico Venini — Sr. Resiliency and Safety Architect
- Fred Gruner — Principal Engineer - CPU Functional Safety
- Gokul S — Engineering Manager - Automotive ECU Safety & Architecture
- Gulroz Singh — Sr. Semiconductor Safety Architect
- Hui Jin — Senior Manager - Automotive Safety
- Janmey Parmar — Sr. System Safety Engineer
- Jean-Marc Mifsud — Senior Functional Safety Manager
- Jeff Bernia — Manager - SW Functional Safety
- Jehoda Refaeli — Senior CPU Safety Architect
- Jie Tong — Semiconductor Safety Engineer
- Jonas Nilsson — Director of Safety Engineering | Head of AV Safety
- Jonathan Mcneely — Senior System Safety Engineer
- Joy J — Functional Safety Algorithm Engineer
- Juergen Schoen — Independent Functional Safety and Cybersecurity Assessor (FSQ)
- Koundinya Varanasi — ASIC Safety Engineer
- Lee Franzen — Director - Compiler Technical Program Management, Functional Safety, Security Engineering
- Mandar Pitale — Senior Manager - Safety Management for Automotive Software
- Matthew Ligocki — Senior Software Verification Engineer, Functional Safety Tools
- Oscar Ballan — Principal Architect, Resiliency and Safety
- Paul Blecher — Senior Functional Safety Specialist
- Ramachandran Palappalayam — Sr Technical Manager - AI/AV/Robotics System/Software Safety
- Rashmi Jadhav — Senior Architect | Customer Safety Engineering
- Richard Bramley — Platform Safety Architecture
- Roozbeh Kianfar — Senior System Safety Engineer (Autonomous Vehicle)
- Sachin Pullaikudi Veedu — Senior Safety Algorithm Engineer, Autonomous Vehicles
- Sanjay Gongalore — GPU and SOC Architecture - Resiliency and Functional Safety
- Satya Rajagopalan — Functional Safety Manager/ Architect - Autonomous Vehicles
- Shreyas Ramakrishna — System Safety Engineer
- Smitha S — Senior Software Safety Engineer
- Stephen Crozier — Senior Safety Architect
- Stephen Thomas — Sr. System Safety Architect | Autonomous Vehicles
- Sunil Bengeri — Sr Functional Safety Engineer - Automotive
- Thyagu S — Sr. Manager - Safety SW
- Vishnu Vardhan Neeli — Senior Software QA Engineer, NCAP and Active Safety
- Zvi Goldshtein — Hardware Functional Safety Expert
Median tenure at company2.8 years
Median time employees have been at NVIDIA, from its LinkedIn company page (as of 2026-09).
Senior Customer Safety Engineer - Automotive
Job description
About the role
At NVIDIA, we're not just transforming the world of computer graphics and AI; we're setting the stage for the future of autonomous driving. As a Lead Safety Architect, you will be at the forefront of our autonomous vehicle technology, ensuring its safety at scale.
You will collaborate with the most innovative engineers and technologists to integrate safety measures into our latest DRIVE products. This role is paramount in achieving and exceeding NVIDIA's high safety standards, making your work both exciting and impactful!
What You’ll Be Doing
- Representing NVIDIA’s functional safety strategy and architectures to the customer
- Working closely with customers to understand their functional safety requirements and system architectures and feeding those back into the development teams
- Assisting customers to safely integrate and validate our products in their systems and vehicles
- Supporting customer facing safety collateral
- Tailoring functional safety platforms and safety analyses for strategic customers
- You will be working closely with safety management, solution architects, sales and technical marketing teams to deliver state of the art products
What We Need To See
- You have a bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline (or equivalent experience) with at least 5 years of relevant experience in system safety, functional safety, or systems engineering (or an advanced degree with equivalent experience)
- This position requires a deep understanding of functional safety system architectures needed to meet the ISO 26262 functional safety standard. Experience with market adjacent standards such as IEC 61508 can also be considered.
- Experience interacting with customers and managing the engagement
- You possess excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills and ability to work as part of a team
Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd
- ADAS or autonomous vehicle systems or industrial safety experience
- Experience with system safety methodologies & practices (, FTA, STPA,..) and safety standards (ISO 26262, IEC 61508, UL4600, ISO21448, ISO 8800..)
- Knowledge and experience with ECU/board level E/E design and validation
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Pay and benefits
Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 152,000 USD - 241,500 USD.
You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.
Legal and equal opportunity notices
NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. It’s a unique legacy of innovation that’s fueled by great technology—and amazing people. Today, we’re tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing. An era in which our GPU acts as the brains of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can understand the world. Doing what’s never been done before takes vision, innovation, and the world’s best talent. As an NVIDIAN, you’ll be immersed in a diverse, supportive environment where everyone is inspired to do their best work. Come join the team and see how you can make a lasting impact on the world.
Applications for this job will be accepted at least until June 16, 2026.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
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