Who We Are Nuro is a self-driving technology company on a mission to make autonomy accessible to all. Founded in 2016, Nuro is building the world’s most scalable driver, combining cutting-edge AI with automotive-grade hardware. Nuro licenses its core technology, the Nuro Driver™, to support a wide range of applications, from robotaxis and commercial fleets to personally owned vehicles. With technology proven over years of self-driving deployments, Nuro gives the automakers and mobility platforms a clear path to AVs at commercial scale—empowering a safer, richer, and more connected future.About the RoleIn this role you will contribute to the development of the Nuro Driver by collaborating with cross functional teams on vehicle motion control. You will develop test case specifications for safety and performance requirements and coordinate with other teams for implementation and execution of tests. You will provide guidance on implementation and resolve issues during integration.About the Work<ul><li>Work with Autonomy systems, Controls and Embedded SW for setting system level requirements for vehicle motion control and coordinate with Vehicle Test teams for plan and execution of validation activities.</li><li>Work with planner and motion control teams to design the planner-motion controller interface. Develop methods for evaluating and characterizing the limits used in trajectory generation and motion tracking.</li><li>Recommend trajectory constraints of various virtual drivers for current and future Operational Design Domains on different vehicle platforms. </li><li>Recommend and quantify coverage of test suites for validation of Motion Control system, including ensuring the realism and relevance of proposed tests across simulation, HIL, onroad, and closed course.</li><li>Work with Controls, Embedded SW, VE and other external teams on a daily basis to provide guidance on technical implementation. Collaborate with engineering teams to perform root cause analysis and resolve issues that arise from integration and testing. </li><li>Lead the efforts on safety work products pertaining to motion control and fault management systems with cross functional teams and support other functional safety analyses as needed (FTA, FMEA, etc.).</li><li>Contribute to the overall safety case of the final product, and support safety analysis for improving the safety architecture.</li></ul>About You<ul><li>Deep understanding of how vehicle systems work and ability to leverage this knowledge to plan for verification and validation. </li><li>3+ years of experience working on vehicle control system or embedded software.</li><li>Experience testing in HIL environments or on road testing. </li><li>Familiarity with automotive functional safety (ISO 26262) including requirements generation.</li><li>Ability to read code in C and write code in Python.</li><li>Strong communication skills - both verbal and written.</li></ul>Bonus Points<ul><li>AV or ADAS background. </li><li>Hands on experience working on ISO 26262.</li><li>Familiarity with other safety standards such as STPA, ISO-21448, ISO 8800, etc.</li><li>3+ years of experience designing subsystems of a vehicle like drive, power, etc.</li></ul> At Nuro, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package. For this position, the reasonably expected base pay range is between $125,400 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.

We believe that great technology should benefit everyone. The team at Nuro is accelerating a future where robots make life easier and help us connect to the people and things we love. Together, we're pushing the boundaries of robotics to improve human life.
Dave Ferguson and Jiajun Zhu have devoted their careers to robotics and machine learning, most recently as Principal Engineers at Google's self-driving car project (now Waymo). They founded Nuro in 2016 to harness the power of robotics and artificial intelligence to solve new challenges at a global scale.
Our vehicle is a fully autonomous, on-road vehicle designed to transport goods quickly, safely, and affordably.
With no driver or passengers to worry about, our vehicle has been engineered from the ground up to keep what's outside even safer than what's inside.
Efficient, electric, and fully autonomous, it delivers life's needs at a price anyone can afford.

Senior Systems Engineer, Motion Control

Who We Are&nbsp;Nuro is a self-driving technology company on a mission to make autonomy accessible to all. Founded in 2016, Nuro is building the world’s most scalable driver, combining cutting-edge AI with automotive-grade hardware. Nuro licenses its core technology, the Nuro Driver™, to support a wide range of applications, from robotaxis and commercial fleets to personally owned vehicles. With technology proven over years of self-driving deployments, Nuro gives the automakers and mobility platforms a clear path to AVs at commercial scale—empowering a safer, richer, and more connected future.About the RoleIn this role you will contribute to the development of the Nuro Driver by collaborating with cross functional teams on vehicle motion control. You will develop test case specifications for safety and performance requirements and coordinate with other teams for implementation and execution of tests. You will provide guidance on implementation and resolve issues during integration.About the Work<ul><li>Work with Autonomy systems, Controls and Embedded SW for setting system level requirements for vehicle motion control and coordinate with Vehicle Test teams for plan and execution of validation activities.</li><li>Work with planner and motion control teams to design the planner-motion controller interface. Develop methods for evaluating and characterizing the limits used in trajectory generation and motion tracking.</li><li>Recommend trajectory constraints of various virtual drivers for current and future Operational Design Domains on different vehicle platforms.&nbsp;</li><li>Recommend and quantify coverage of test suites for validation of Motion Control system, including ensuring the realism and relevance of proposed tests across simulation, HIL, onroad, and closed course.</li><li>Work with Controls, Embedded SW, VE and other external teams on a daily basis to provide guidance on technical implementation. Collaborate with engineering teams to perform root cause analysis and resolve issues that arise from integration and testing.&nbsp;</li><li>Lead the efforts on safety work products pertaining to motion control and fault management systems with cross functional teams and support other functional safety analyses as needed (FTA, FMEA, etc.).</li><li>Contribute to the overall safety case of the final product, and support safety analysis for improving the safety architecture.</li></ul>About You<ul><li>Deep understanding of how vehicle systems work and ability to leverage this knowledge to plan for verification and validation.&nbsp;</li><li>3+ years of experience working on vehicle control system or embedded software.</li><li>Experience testing in HIL environments or on road testing.&nbsp;</li><li>Familiarity with automotive functional safety (ISO 26262) including requirements generation.</li><li>Ability to read code in C and write code in Python.</li><li>Strong communication skills - both verbal and written.</li></ul>Bonus Points<ul><li>AV or ADAS background.&nbsp;</li><li>Hands on experience working on ISO 26262.</li><li>Familiarity with other safety standards such as STPA, ISO-21448, ISO 8800, etc.</li><li>3+ years of experience designing subsystems of a vehicle like drive, power, etc.</li></ul>&nbsp;At Nuro, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package. For this position, the reasonably expected base pay range is between $125,400 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.

Senior Systems Engineer, Motion Control

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