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Staff Systems Engineer, Scenario Coverage Validation

Nuro
Posted April 1, 2025

Mountain View, California

Electric Vehicles

$202,350 - $303,050

Full Time

Job Description

The Staff Systems Engineer in Autonomy Validation at Nuro will be responsible for validating the performance of the autonomy stack, defining requirements and validation strategies, and leading the scenario coverage program while collaborating with various teams to enhance autonomous driving technology.

Responsibilities

  • Define requirements and validation strategy for offline and online mapping.
  • Lead scenario coverage program, including specification and decomposition of scenario space.
  • Develop and apply statistical models for test datasets.
  • Support safety case by documenting and communicating autonomy safety claims.
  • Engage with context map team to guide scenario-based testing frameworks.
  • Identify and design realistic scenarios to measure residual safety risks.

Requirements

  • At least 6 years of experience combined in algorithm development, data manipulation, and statistical analysis (Bayesian preferred) in Python or equivalent.
  • Experience with scenario-based testing frameworks, traffic scenario labeling, and metrics (e.g., NHTSA, ISO 34502, ISO 34503).
  • Experience in software application development for simulation, robotics, NeRF, or GenAI.
  • Fundamental understanding of AV data, particularly sensor output.
  • Working knowledge of kinematics and rigid transformations.
  • Working knowledge of and ability to apply systems engineering concepts of requirements, verification, and validation.
  • Experience with ISO 21448.
  • Ability to manage both internal and external stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Compensation/salary range: between 202,350 and 303,050
  • Annual performance bonus
  • Equity
  • Competitive benefits package

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