Autonomous Driving System Safety Lead

The role

You will own and author safety claims in the forward-facing ADS safety case for onboard and offboard software. You will work with autonomy software, data platform, operations, and legal teams to coordinate system requirements, AI architecture, and evidence.

What you will do

• Manage safety claims by understanding ADS design, interfaces, and technical capabilities
• Generate atomic claims through claim decomposition
• Generate counter-arguments to claims and ensure they are addressed or mitigated
• Review and assess evidence from evaluation and validation as arguments for safety case claims
• Develop processes for and coordinate the tracking of safety performance indicators
• Escalate functional and technical risks to senior leadership and propose mitigations
• Support safety research and identify appropriate technical standards and best practices

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of technical work experience in a relevant area
• 3+ years of experience in robotics software
• Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree, or Doctoral Degree in Computer Science, Math, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Physics, or related field
• Working knowledge of and ability to apply systems engineering concepts of requirements, verification, and validation
• Deep understanding of how robotic systems work
• Strong quantitative analytical skills
• Python experience
• Experience working in a safety-critical industry for a complex robotic system
• Hands-on experience with ISO 21448
• Familiarity with ISO 8800

Nice to have

• Background in autonomous vehicles ideally with L4 AV deployment
• Experience writing safety claims and system requirements for SAE L2/L3/L4 systems to operate safely
• Experience with ISO 8800
• Experience with naturalistic driving data and human benchmarking analysis
• Experience with simulation of autonomous vehicles applied to verification and validation
• Technical and strategic management experience with a small team

Benefits

• Annual performance bonus
• Equity
• Competitive benefits package

About the company

Nuro is a physical AI company developing Level 4 autonomous driving technology for a wide range of vehicles, use cases, and markets. Founded in 2016, the company is building a universal autonomy platform.