18 hours ago
Mountain View, CA, USASenior / Staff+
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$194k - $352k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop robust, reliable, optimized production controls software following ISO 26262 safety standards.
- Develop planner-controller interactions and advanced control strategies for parking lots, highways, varied weather, and different road surfaces.
- Integrate the controls stack with new vehicle platforms.
- Explore machine learning for vehicle dynamics and controls to improve vehicle performance, drivability, and vehicle-platform bring-up time.
- Collaborate with hardware, base software, upstream autonomy, vehicle testing, and systems engineers.
Requirements
- 5+ years of industry experience, including 3+ years developing and deploying L2+ or higher automated driving controls software at scale.
- Deep knowledge of vehicle dynamics, controls theory, control strategy development, and testing.
- Implementation experience with classical and modern controls methods and/or machine learning for controls.
- Strong embedded C, or C++ programming skills.
- Strong foundation in geometry, calculus, probability, physics, kinematics, dynamics, and analytical problem-solving.
- Comfort working with GenAI-assisted engineering workflows such as Claude Code, Gemini, and Cursor.
- An MS or Ph.D. in mechanical, mechatronics, electrical, aerospace, robotics, or a closely related field is preferred.
- Ability to collaborate across teams, communicate effectively, adapt quickly, and solve challenging autonomous driving problems.
Benefits
- Base pay range is $193,930 to $352,290 depending on level, experience, qualifications, education, location, and skills.
- Eligible for an annual performance bonus, equity, and a competitive benefits package.
- Nuro is committed to an inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
About Nuro
Nuro builds the Nuro Driver, a Level 4 self-driving platform for robotaxis, commercial fleets, and personally owned vehicles. It licenses its autonomy software and integrates it with automotive-grade hardware for automakers and mobility platforms. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, Nuro is privately held and has operated real-world self-driving deployments.