Senior Manager, Technical Program Management - Image Quality

NVIDIA is hiring a Senior Manager, Technical Program Management - Image Quality in Santa Clara, United States. It pays $240k-$380k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on NVIDIA.

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Works on AI ●●●○ is how Level rates this role: the daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
Tools and skills the posting cites include Nvidia Jetson, Nvidia Drive and Agentic AI.
Level classifies it as a senior role.
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Senior Manager of Technical Program Management to lead sensor image quality ecosystem programs and agentic AI workflows for physical AI.

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NVIDIA’s DRIVE and Jetson platforms are the brains of physical AI. Cameras are its eyes. Better image quality leads to smarter outcomes: a robot choosing the right part, a car recognizing pedestrians at dusk, and a surgeon seeing tissue in detail. Our Image Quality team makes this possible with the Image Signal Processor and AI inside NVIDIA’s system-on-chip. Our mission is image quality that sets the benchmark for people and AI models, within reach of every developer.

We are hiring a Senior Manager to lead our Sensor Image Quality ecosystem program team. The team works with customers and partners advancing physical AI, from simulation to real-world deployment, on everything from drones and AMRs to humanoid robots and autonomous vehicles. They include AI developers, sensor and module vendors, robotics and automotive OEMs, and tuning partners across the US, Europe, and Asia. Our camera ecosystem is growing fast. We’re meeting that growth with AI-assisted and self-serve tools, so every partner can deliver great image quality on their own. Come help define how physical AI sees the world!

What you’ll be doing:

Recruit, grow, and lead a team of TPMs running image quality programs across Jetson and DRIVE.
Set priorities across the camera ecosystem portfolio, direct engineering time, and represent NVIDIA in executive-level meetings.
Lead the launch of a partner image quality certification program and AI-powered tuning tools.
Own image quality readiness and critical issues for each software release.
Build agentic AI workflows that scale bug triage, partner feedback, and support across the ecosystem.

What we need to see:

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Imaging Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
12+ years in software, imaging, or technical program management, including 3+ years managing TPMs or engineers.
Familiarity with image sensors, the ISP pipeline, and image quality evaluation.
Proven experience delivering embedded software or SDK releases with external partners, from startups to global OEMs, and presenting to partner executives.
Hands-on use of agentic AI in program management, and judgment about where it fails.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

Hands-on ISP tuning, camera characterization, or image quality lab experience.
Experience launching a partner certification or developer program.
Camera programs in automotive and robotics, ideally on NVIDIA Jetson or DRIVE camera software (Argus, SIPL).

With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package (www.nvidiabenefits.com ), we are widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us and, due to outstanding growth, our best-in-class engineering teams are rapidly growing. If you're a creative and autonomous engineer with a real passion for technology, we want to hear from you!

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 240,000 USD - 379,500 USD.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until October 12, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.

How we rate this

Senior Manager, Technical Program Management - Image Quality at NVIDIA rates 65 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Works on AI (AI Level 3 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Works on AI. The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

Key facts

Senior Manager, Technical Program Management - Image Quality is an open job at NVIDIA.
Level rates this role AI Level 3 of 4: Works on AI.
The listed salary is $240k-$380k a year.
The role is based in US, CA, Santa Clara.
The job was posted on October 8, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by NVIDIA. Apply on NVIDIA

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

Image QualityTechnical Program ManagementImage Signal ProcessorEmbedded SoftwareNvidia JetsonNvidia DriveAgentic AI

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Walk me through how you've used Nvidia Jetson in your day-to-day work.

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