Head Of Autonomy Jobs

Who We Are

Nuro exists to better everyday life through robotics. The company’s custom electric autonomous vehicles are designed to bring the things you need—from produce to prescriptions—right to your home. Nuro’s autonomous, goods-focused solution can give you valuable time back and more freedom to do what you love. This convenient, eco-friendly alternative to driving has the potential to make streets safer and cities more livable.

About The Work

Nuro is looking for a Head of Autonomy, reporting to our VP of Software, who will play a critical role in scaling our world-class Autonomy engineering teams. You will work closely with, and guide, the autonomy engineering org and partner with the Systems Engineering, Product, Autonomy Platform, Robots, and Operations teams to solve complex, real-life problems that will move goods for millions of people. Expect to tackle real-life problems to help advance the future of robotics to improve everyday lives.

• Prioritization & Communication: Own the Autonomy technical roadmap, tradeoff decisions, and communication to the organization about Autonomy direction, priorities, and short-term/long-term objectives.
• People: Be responsible for a multi-hundred-person software organization spanning numerous domains and experience levels. Owns organizational challenges and inspires current and future software leadership to get the most out of their teams.
• Lead and champion Autonomy software engineering: Drive continuous improvement in development processes, tools, and organization. Maximize the benefits of ML and human assistance throughout the autonomy stack. Define and drive up all key autonomy metrics.

About You

• Hustle + Hungry - genuine interest in understanding all aspects of the organization. The desire to learn what you do not already know.
• Exceptional technical leader in a high-growth environment
• Deep technical expertise in at least one subdomain of AV, robotics, ML, and/or AI
• Must haves:
• Experience planning for and executing SW/HW integrations and bringups
• Experience leading healthy engineering organizations of 100+ engineers
• Experience managing large organizations
• Experience working on safety critical products requiring rigorous testing and validation
• Strong track record of successfully leading and delivering large, complex R&D engineering efforts with high execution risk.
• Strong experience hiring and developing top talent
• Experience trading off HW vs SW implementation paths.
• Nice-to-haves:

At Nuro, we celebrate differences and are committed to a diverse workplace that fosters inclusion and psychological safety for all employees. Nuro is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and expressly prohibits any form of workplace discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.

At Nuro, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package. For this position, the reasonably expected pay range is between $244,625 and $367,175/year for the level at which this job has been scoped. Your base pay will depend on several factors, including your experience, qualifications, education, location, and skills. In the event that you are considered for a different level, a higher or lower pay range would apply. This position is also eligible for an annual performance bonus, equity, and a competitive benefits package.

You must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by your hire date to be eligible to start the role. Proof of vaccination will be required by your start date. Nuro will consider and review accommodation requests based on medical, religious, or other grounds as required by applicable law for qualified candidates.