Nuro
Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Applied Controls
$194K–$291K
Mountain View, California (HQ) +1 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 12, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View, California (HQ)
Nuro HQ - Mountain View, CA - Experience
- 3+ years; no alternatives stated.
- Education
- MS in mechanical, mechatronics, electrical, aerospace, robotics, or a closely related field, with a focus on Controls.
About the job
Develops and integrates vehicle control software that safely and smoothly executes autonomous-driving plans across vehicle platforms.
What you'll do
- Develop production-grade control software following ISO 26262 safety standards.
- Define vehicle and controls software requirements with OEMs and Nuro teams, and adapt the controls stack to new platforms.
- Perform vehicle bring-up, controls tuning, testing, and debugging to meet performance, quality, and drivability targets.
What they ask for
- MS in a closely related field with a focus on Controls.
- 3+ years developing L2-or-higher automated-driving controls software and integrating it with vehicle platforms.
- Strong fundamentals in vehicle dynamics and controls, including theory, application, and validation; experience implementing classical and modern controls methods.
- Strong embedded C/C++ programming skills and significant hands-on controls development for L2+ automated-driving systems.
Nice to have
- L4 automated-driving system development; high-fidelity vehicle dynamics models; learning-based (ML) controllers.
- Powertrain or chassis controls experience; functional safety experience.
Pay
$193,930 and $291,150 (base pay range; USD)
Tools
ISO 26262, C/C++, ML
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