Daniel Wettach

Ph. D. | Senior Software Engineer @ NVIDIA | Autonomous Driving | 7+ years Project Leadership @ Bosch | Embedded & Safety-Critical Systems

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

About

I am a senior software engineer with a strong background in technical leadership for safety-critical systems, currently working at NVIDIA in the field of autonomous and automated driving. My career spans hands-on engineering and long-term project leadership across embedded software, automotive, and medical technology — domains where reliability, safety, and system-level thinking are non-negotiable. I started as a freelance embedded software engineer, working for over six years on complex systems in medical devices and automotive electronics. This phase shaped my engineering mindset: deep technical ownership, responsibility for the full lifecycle, and close collaboration with customers and hardware teams. At Bosch, I spent more than seven years in the area of autonomous driving, transitioning into project leadership roles. I led cross-functional teams of software, systems, and testing engineers, coordinated stakeholders across organizations, and was responsible for delivering complex software systems from concept to series production. Today at NVIDIA, I focus on building high-performance software for autonomous driving platforms, combining deep technical work with system responsibility, mentoring, and architectural decision-making. Core strengths: – Technical leadership in safety-critical environments – Embedded & automotive software systems – Autonomous driving (ADAS / AV) – Cross-functional collaboration & stakeholder alignment – From hands-on engineering to project and system ownership

Experience

  • Senior Software Engineer at NVIDIA
    Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Bosch (Full-time · 6 yrs 6 mos)
    • Chief Product Owner
      Feb 2022 - May 2025 · 3 yrs 4 mos

    • Technical Project Manager Video Sensors for L4 Driving
      Feb 2021 - Jan 2022 · 1 yr

    • Softwareprojektmanager
      Feb 2020 - Jan 2021 · 1 yr

  • Softwareingenieur at ITK Engineering
    Sep 2017 - Nov 2018 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Softwareingenieur at cjt Systemsoftware AG
    Apr 2016 - Aug 2017 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Freelancer at Ingenieurbüro Daniel Wettach
    Apr 2010 - Mar 2016 · 6 yrs