What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Systems Engineer, Autonomy Validation position at Nuro?
Who We Are
Nuro exists to better everyday life through robotics. Founded in 2016, Nuro has spent eight years developing autonomous driving (AD) technology and commercializing AD applications. The Nuro Driver™ is our world-class autonomous driving system that combines AD hardware with our generalized AI-first self-driving software. Built to learn and improve through data, the Nuro Driver™ is one of the few driverless autonomous technologies on public roads today.
Nuro has raised over $2B in capital from Fidelity, Bailie Gifford, T. Rowe Price, Google, and other leading investors. We've partnered with some of the world's most respected brands including Uber, FedEx, Domino's, Walmart, Kroger, and 7-Eleven.
About the Role
As a Senior Systems Engineer in Autonomy Validation, you will work closely with the autonomy software, operations, simulation, and data platform teams to validate system performance. You will be responsible for identifying through analysis and testing any risks resulting from functional insufficiency. You will ensure that these risks are managed and tested appropriately, driving software architecture and development, engineering roadmaps, validation, on-road operations, and the safety case.
About the Work
- Support the safety case by identifying, documenting, and communicating Autonomy safety claims and decomposed system requirements.
- Apply one or more analytical techniques for risk identification such as Hazards and Risk Analysis (HARA) and STPA.
- Design experiments and perform trade studies to assess adequacy and cost of competing technical solutions for substantiating safety claims, including but not limited to autonomy architecture, mitigations, and end-to-end testing; make strategic recommendations based on the results.
- Identify and design realistic scenarios to measure residual safety risks and drive test coverage, including synthetic third-party accident reconstructions.
- Communicate effectively in a cross-functional product development team and present risks and requirements effectively.
About You
At Nuro, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package. For this position, the reasonably expected base pay range is between $167,200 and $250,800 for the level at which this job has been scoped. Your base pay will depend on several factors, including your experience, qualifications, education, location, and skills. In the event that you are considered for a different level, a higher or lower pay range would apply. This position is also eligible for an annual performance bonus, equity, and a competitive benefits package.
At Nuro, we celebrate differences and are committed to a diverse workplace that fosters inclusion and psychological safety for all employees. Nuro is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and expressly prohibits any form of workplace discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.
Salary : $167,200 - $250,800
