Senior Automotive Sensor Ecosystem Manager

Responsibilities

• Develop supplier relationships and roadmaps. Serve as a primary contact for sensor partners, review their capabilities and plans, and track product maturity, timing, risks, and alignment with NVIDIA’s platform needs.
• Drive sensor qualification. Define criteria with engineering teams, coordinate evaluations of performance and integration readiness, and recommend which technologies should advance.
• Coordinate supplier agreements and operations. Work with legal, sourcing, finance, purchasing, and operations on NDAs, evaluation agreements, procurement requests, and supplier documentation.
• Lead RFIs and supplier selection. Define requirements, compare suppliers across technical capability, readiness, support, and strategic fit, and present recommendations to collaborators.
• Manage sensor acquisition and allocation. Consolidate demand across teams, maintain acquisition forecasts, and track orders, deliveries, and inventory. Prioritize available units for requestors based on program needs and timing.
• Resolve supplier issues. Coordinate responses to quality, performance, support, and delivery concerns, advancing and tracking actions through closure.
• Keep collaborators aligned. Work across engineering, program, supply chain, and business teams, and provide clear updates on supplier health, qualification, forecasts, inventory, and risks.
• What we need to see
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering, robotics, physics, business or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of experience in automotive sensors, ADAS/AV systems, supplier engagement, ecosystem development, or technical program leadership.

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