Nuro
Senior/Staff Systems Safety Engineer, Platform Systems
$132K–$291K
Mountain View, California (HQ) +1 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 9, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View, California (HQ)
Nuro HQ - Mountain View, CA - Experience
- 3+ years in system architecture for safety-critical systems and 3+ years in automotive fault management or diagnostics systems.
About the job
Drive system-level safety architecture, requirements, analysis, and validation for the Nuro Driver’s autonomy hardware and firmware.
What you'll do
- Develop functional and technical safety concepts, safety requirements, and SOTIF specifications for autonomy hardware and firmware.
- Lead or review safety analyses, including HARA, FMEA, FTA, and DFA, and support verification, validation, and safety-case development.
- Collaborate with engineering teams and partners; assess test data and implement test cases in SIL/HIL environments.
What they ask for
- Hands-on systems engineering and automotive functional safety experience, including ISO 26262 and requirements generation.
- 3+ years of system architecture experience for safety-critical systems.
- 3+ years working on fault management or diagnostics systems for automotive applications.
- Ability to read C code and write Python / MATLAB code.
Nice to have
- AV or ADAS background; familiarity with STPA or ISO-21448.
- Experience developing a UL4600-based Safety Case, HIL testing, or on-road testing.
Pay
$132,300 and $291,150 (USD base salary)
Tools
ISO 26262, ISO 21448, C, Python, MATLAB, SIL, HIL, UL4600
AI focus
Safety engineering for autonomy hardware and firmware, including safety requirements, hazard analysis, and validation.
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