Head of Systems Engineering (Senior Director)

The role

The Head of Systems Engineering will own the systems backbone that enables the Nuro Driver to scale safely and commercially. This leader will manage the end-to-end systems engineering function across autonomy, software, and hardware systems.

What you will do

• Own and scale Nuro's Systems Engineering function across autonomy, hardware, safety case, requirements, validation, system performance, technical risk, and deployment readiness.
• Define systems engineering strategy for growth across cities, vehicle platforms, commercial partnerships, and international markets.
• Translate product, safety, and commercial goals into system requirements, performance targets, and validation plans.
• Own requirements architecture, system decomposition, and interface management for the Nuro Driver.
• Drive the system-level safety case in collaboration with Autonomy, Hardware, Legal, Product, and Operations.
• Define technical and validation frameworks for public-road operation and geographic expansion.
• Lead technical analyses and trade studies for architecture, sensing, compute, and vehicle integration.
• Create mechanisms for risk identification, readiness reviews, and requirements governance.
• Build, develop, and retain a high-caliber Systems Engineering organization.

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of systems engineering experience in a related field (e.g. automotive, aerospace, defense, robotics, medical devices, or another safety-critical domain)
• 7+ years managing managers and scaling high-performing engineering organizations
• Experience leading systems engineering or equivalent technical functions across complex hardware and software products
• Ownership of safety-critical system development (safety case, hazard analysis, risk assessment, validation evidence, and deployment readiness)
• Track record of developing senior technical leaders, recruiting exceptional talent, and building teams

Nice to have

• Experience with modern autonomy stacks (perception, prediction, planning, localization, mapping, sensing, compute, vehicle integration)
• Experience with the validation challenges specific to ML-based and end-to-end AI systems in real-world environments
• Experience with vehicle platforms, embedded systems, automotive-grade hardware, compute systems, sensor integration, or hardware/software co-design
• Experience building V&V strategies for public-road or regulated environments

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 powered by the Nuro Driver™.