Job Description
The Head of Sensors Engineering at Nuro leads the development, integration, and management of autonomous vehicle perception hardware, including cameras, lidar, and radar, ensuring system performance, safety, and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams to support scalable self-driving technology.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and own the architecture, roadmap, and performance targets for the vehicle sensor suite (camera, lidar, radar, IMU, etc.)
- Lead the selection, validation, and integration of sensor hardware, drivers, and compute components
- Ensure sensor systems meet automotive and functional safety standards for AV deployment
- Manage relationships with suppliers, including technical discussions, contract negotiations, and joint development
- Support industrialization and manufacturing processes to ensure high quality and yield at scale
- Collaborate with software, mechanical, and perception teams for seamless sensor integration and performance
- Manage and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team specializing in hardware, electrical, and software engineering
- Communicate technical roadmaps, trade-offs, and strategic plans to executive leadership and external partners
Requirements
- B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Robotics, or a related technical field.
- Minimum of 15 years of professional engineering experience.
- At least 5 years in a Director-level or equivalent leadership role managing large, diverse teams.
- Deep, hands-on domain expertise and a proven track record of shipping complex products utilizing two or more core AV sensor types e.g., Lidar, Radar, or Camera.
- Demonstrated experience in automotive or consumer electronics product cycles, including qualification, validation, and high-volume manufacturing.
- Expertise in defining and implementing solutions for functional safety e.g., ISO 26262 and reliability in a safety-critical system.
- Exceptional executive-level communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical issues and trade-offs clearly.
- A history of successfully managing multi-million dollar supplier relationships and driving technical requirements from evaluation phase to production.
- Proven ability to recruit, mentor, and scale a world-class, multidisciplinary engineering organization.
- Experience in leading the selection, validation, and integration of sensor hardware, drivers, and associated compute components for autonomous vehicle systems.
- Ability to define and own the end-to-end architecture, roadmap, and performance targets for the entire vehicle sensor suite including camera, lidar, radar, IMU, etc.
- Experience supporting the industrialization and manufacturing process for sensor hardware, ensuring high quality and yield at scale.
- Strong organizational and communication skills to serve as the primary technical voice to executive leadership, investors, and external partners.
- Ability to manage key supplier relationships, lead technical discussions, support contract negotiations, and joint development programs.
- Experience supporting cross-functional collaboration with Software Infrastructure, Mechanical Engineering, and Perception teams to achieve seamless sensor integration and performance.
Benefits & Perks
Compensation/salary range between $213,480 and $352,290 depending on experience and qualifications
Annual performance bonus
Equity
Competitive benefits package
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