Nuro
Senior Radar Systems Engineer
$194K–$291K
Mountain View, California (HQ) · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years of professional engineering experience; substantial hands-on work on Radar or closely adjacent sensing systems.
- Education
- B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunication, Physics, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
About the job
Leads the technical strategy, evaluation, selection, and supplier development of radar sensors for autonomous vehicles, ensuring they meet perception needs and cost, manufacturability, and reliability goals.
What you'll do
- Set radar requirements and evaluation strategy; run and standardize bench and in-context sensor evaluations.
- Lead Tier 1 and Tier 2 supplier engagement, vendor due diligence, and sensor selection recommendations.
- Partner across engineering teams, communicate technical roadmaps, and mentor radar engineers.
What they ask for
- B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunication, Physics, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 6+ years of professional engineering experience, with substantial hands-on work on Radar or closely adjacent sensing systems.
- Demonstrated expertise in radar fundamentals, including link budget, antenna technologies, signal processing, and design tradeoffs.
- Experience evaluating and selecting sensor hardware and influencing suppliers at component and module/system levels.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with automotive or other safety-critical product cycles, validation, reliability, and functional safety standards (e.g., ISO 26262).
Pay
USD $193,930 to $291,150 base salary
Tools
Radar, FFT, CFAR, ISO 26262
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