Software Engineer - ADAS Platform, Sensor Pipeline & AI Inference Optimization

Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann Company is seeking a Software Engineer to lead the development and optimization of next-generation ADAS platform software in Newark, CA. This onsite role focuses on sensor pipeline capabilities and AI inference optimization for real-time embedded systems, with an emphasis on performance across modern compute targets and safety-critical delivery.

The position includes building and tuning the software stack for multi-sensor ingestion, perception workflows, and efficient model execution, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to support automotive reliability and ISO 26262-aligned development practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize platform software supporting camera, radar, lidar, and ultrasonic vehicle sensor pipelines.
• Build scalable middleware, frameworks, and infrastructure for ADAS and autonomous driving systems.
• Optimize AI inference workloads using TensorRT, CUDA, ONNX Runtime, NVIDIA DriveWorks, and OpenCL.
• Improve latency, throughput, memory utilization, and power efficiency through profiling and performance tuning.
• Optimize perception, tracking, image processing, and sensor fusion pipelines across CPU, GPU, and hardware accelerators.
• Develop deterministic real-time software for Embedded Linux and QNX platforms.
• Design low-latency IPC, shared-memory, DMA, and zero-copy data movement frameworks.
• Support ISO 26262 compliance, safety reviews, and automotive reliability requirements.
• Collaborate closely with Perception, ML, Systems, Hardware, and Functional Safety teams.

Requirements

• 10+ years of software development experience.
• 5+ years in ADAS, autonomous driving, robotics, embedded AI, or high-performance embedded systems.
• Proven track record delivering production automotive software.
• Expert C++14/17+, modern C++ design patterns, multithreading, and memory management.
• Strong experience with QNX Neutrino RTOS, Embedded Linux, IPC, and real-time systems.
• Deep expertise in CUDA, TensorRT, GPU memory management, profiling, and performance optimization.
• Experience deploying AI/ML models on embedded automotive platforms.

Technologies

• C++14/17+, C++
• CUDA, TensorRT, ONNX Runtime
• NVIDIA DriveWorks, OpenCL
• QNX Neutrino RTOS, Embedded Linux
• IPC, ISO 26262, Embedded AI
• NVIDIA DRIVE platforms
• DMA

Domain Knowledge

• ADAS software architecture
• Perception pipelines
• Sensor fusion
• Functional safety concepts (ISO 26262)

Preferred

• Experience with NVIDIA DRIVE platforms, DriveWorks, perception systems, sensor fusion, and autonomous driving software architectures.

Benefits

• Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Benefits (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Life & Disability Insurance (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• MetLife Voluntary Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan
• Direct Deposit & weekly epayroll
• Referral Bonus Programs
• Certification and training opportunities

Location: Newark, CA (onsite)

Compensation: USD 110 - 140 per hourly

Estimated Minimum Rate: $110.00

Estimated Maximum Rate: $140.00