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Head of Safety Management Systems

Nuro
Mountain View, California
Full Time
Posted October 25, 2025
$184k - $278k
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Job Description

A safety leadership role responsible for developing and implementing safety strategies for autonomous vehicle technologies, ensuring public safety, regulatory compliance, and fostering trust through cross-functional collaboration and external engagement.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the Safety Office and direct the efforts of the executive Safety Committee to develop safety vision and strategy.
  • Prepare, review, and improve company-wide Safety Cases for products, ensuring consistency and quality.
  • Implement Safety Management Systems (SMS) across the organization and oversee safety strategy execution.
  • Review and consult on Safety Case components, including verification and validation activities.
  • Establish training and safety education requirements for safety responsible engineers and staff.
  • Coordinate cross-functional safety activities related to product development, validation, and operation.
  • Participate in emergency planning and response activities.
  • Stay informed on emerging safety issues, regulatory standards, and industry trends, providing guidance accordingly.
  • Represent Nuro in safety discussions with regulators, industry bodies, and the media.

Requirements

  • Deep technical expertise in safety engineering, preferably in a high-tech environment in transportation, with experience in frontier technology and AI ML development.
  • Technical experience, preferably with hands-on experience working in software (SW), hardware (HW), and operations.
  • Ability to lead and direct the efforts of the company's executive Safety Committee and the Office of Safety within Public Trust.
  • Experience in preparing and reviewing Safety Cases for products, including reviewing and improving sections prepared by relevant technical and operational functions.
  • Experience in implementing Safety Management Systems (SMS) across an organization.
  • Ability to review and consult on Safety Case components, including verification and validation (V V), prepared by various organizational units.
  • Experience establishing training and other requirements to improve safety education among safety responsible engineers and across the company.
  • Ability to play a key role in cross-functional safety organizations and activities governing development, validation, and operation of products.
  • Experience in emergency planning and response.
  • Ability to stay current on emerging issues in safety and autonomy, and review and provide guidance on emerging regulatory and industry standards.
  • Experience representing a company in national and international dialogue on autonomous vehicle engineering and safety, and articulating safety policies.
  • Ability to effectively articulate safety strategy and safety story to regulators, industry bodies, and the general public.
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant technical field.
  • Proven leadership skills and ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional environment.
  • Strong communication skills to articulate safety vision and strategy to internal and external stakeholders.

Benefits & Perks

Compensation/salary range: between 183,825 and 278,350 USD
Annual performance bonus
Equity
Competitive benefits package

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