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As a Staff Graphics Engineer on the Rendering team, you will push the visual and physical fidelity of a GPU-accelerated, physically-based sensor simulator used to generate synthetic data — cameras, LiDAR, radar, and depth sensors — for autonomous vehicle development and validation
The Rendering team builds the physically-based rendering core of our sensor simulation platform. We own the full path from scene and material ingestion through GPU ray tracing, atmospheric and volumetric rendering, sensor image formation, and post-processing. Our stack includes C++ (17/20), CUDA, NVIDIA OptiX, NVIDIA MDL, OpenUSD, and ROS. We care about light transport correctness, radiometric accuracy, performance on real production scenes, and clean, maintainable architecture.
in our OptiX-based renderer — improving sampling, multi-bounce indirect illumination, and overall path tracing fidelity while keeping it tractable for large-scale, time-stepped simulation.
through our NVIDIA MDL integration — microfacet BRDFs, layered and coat materials, and correct energy conservation in OptiX closest-hit evaluation.
— wavelength-dependent sky and material response, spectral-to-XYZ-to-RGB conversion, and physically-grounded units from scene radiance through to sensor output.
— the spectral sky model (Prague Sky Model), volumetric clouds (multi-layer, multi-scattering, phase functions, aerial perspective), participating media, and fog.
— the GPU ISP (demosaic, tone mapping, exposure/EV100, auto white balance via correlated color temperature), and physically-based lens and sensor effects such as motion blur, rolling shutter, lens distortion, and sensor noise.
strategies — importance sampling, blue-noise and stratified sampling, MIS, and spatial/temporal denoising that reduce variance without compromising physical accuracy.
and collaborate with adjacent teams to plumb new lighting, weather, and sensor parameters end-to-end.
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, importance sampling, and light transport. You can read a SIGGRAPH paper and turn it into correct, performant shader code.
skills (modern C++17/20), including performance optimization, memory management, and clean API and system design in a large codebase.
experience — CUDA and/or a ray tracing API (OptiX, DXR, Vulkan RT) — with a real understanding of GPU architecture and execution.
, OSL, or other physically-based material systems.
specifically, or other GPU ray tracing / BVH-based pipelines.
scene description and asset pipelines.
and integrating rendering output into robotics / AV data stacks.
The compensation information is a good faith estimate. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The compensation may not be representative for positions located outside of New York, Colorado, California, or Washington.
The salary range for this role is $160,200 to $246,300. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.
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What is the salary for this role?
The salary for this role is $160,200 per annum.
What experience is required?
8+ years of experience is required.
Is this position still open?
Yes, currently active and accepting applications.
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