Senior Software Engineer, Collision Avoidance Testing

Nuro

Mountain View, California, USA
Base: $176,400 - $264,600; bonus/equity: annual pe...
On-site
Collision avoidance scenarios
Simulation-based evaluation suites
Collision detection scenarios
Nuro is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for Collision Avoidance Testing to enhance the safety and performance of its autonomous vehicles. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software engineering, particularly in robotics and simulation testing, with at least five years of relevant experience

Job Summary

  • Identify and design realistic scenarios to drive test coverage of collision avoidance scenarios and collision detection scenarios using replay simulations of logs and synthetic simulation of third-party accident reconstructions.
  • Develop validation strategies to test Automated Emergency Braking functions using simulation and structured testing.
  • Author test and residual risk reports, and make strategic recommendations based on the results for improving simulation or test realism and autonomy architecture.

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Nuro is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for Collision Avoidance Testing to enhance the safety and performance of its autonomous vehicles. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software engineering, particularly in robotics and simulation testing, with at least five years of relevant experience.

Salary

Base: $176,400 - $264,600; Bonus/Equity: annual performance bonus, equity; Benefits: competitive benefits package

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • collision avoidance scenarios
  • simulation-based evaluation suites
  • collision detection scenarios
  • Automated Emergency Braking functions
  • NHTSA or NCAP standards
  • quantify risk in scenarios

Nice-to-have

  • developing collision metrics
  • structured or physical testing
  • writing safety claims
  • SAE L3/L4 systems
  • STPA and ISO 21448

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree or higher
  • 5+ years of technical work experience
  • 3+ years in robotics SW
  • Python or C++ experience
  • systems engineering concepts

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