Nuro
Autonomous Driving System Safety Lead
$213K–$320K
Mountain View, California (HQ) +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2025
- Location
- Mountain View, California (HQ)
Nuro HQ - Mountain View, CA - Experience
- 5+ years of technical work experience in a relevant area, including 3+ years in robotics software.
- Education
- Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree, or Doctoral Degree in Computer Science, Math, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Physics, or related field.
About the job
Own and develop the safety case for onboard and offboard autonomous driving software, coordinating claims, evidence, and risk mitigation across teams.
What you'll do
- Develop and manage safety claims, decompose them into atomic claims, and address counter-arguments.
- Assess validation evidence and coordinate safety performance indicator tracking for driverless deployment.
- Escalate safety risks and gaps, propose mitigations, and apply relevant standards and best practices.
What they ask for
- Working knowledge of systems engineering requirements, verification, and validation, and deep understanding of robotic systems.
- Strong quantitative analytical skills and Python experience.
- Experience in a safety-critical industry with a complex robotic system.
- Hands-on experience with ISO 21448 and familiarity with ISO 8800.
Nice to have
- Autonomous vehicle background, ideally with L4 deployment; experience writing safety claims and requirements for SAE L2/L3/L4 systems.
- Experience with naturalistic driving data, human benchmarking, autonomous-vehicle simulation for V&V, or small-team management.
Pay
$213,480 and $319,720 (base salary range)
Tools
Python, ISO 21448, ISO 8800, SAE L2/L3/L4
AI focus
Develop the safety case for onboard and offboard software, a large fraction of which is AI components; coordinate AI architecture and supporting evidence.
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