Nuro is looking to evaluate the performance of their autonomous vehicle in collision avoidance scenarios by identifying gaps in testing, designing new tests, and analyzing outcomes to recommend product changes and report on residual risk.
Requirements
- Strong algorithmic problem solving skills and coding (preferably Python or C++) experience to implement scalable solutions.
- Experience with both simulation and physical testing of autonomous vehicles using well-defined metrics to score good behavior.
- Experience developing collision-type metrics, evaluation tooling, or CICD test pipelines to quantify robot performance in test environments.
- Working knowledge of and ability to apply systems engineering concepts of requirements, verification and validation.
- Experience with developing collision metrics for self-driving vehicles.
- Experience writing safety claims and system requirements for SAE L3/L4 systems to operate safely.
- Hands-on experience with STPA and ISO 21448.
Responsibilities
- 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.
- Identify gaps in simulation and public roads testing and design structured test scenarios to address these gaps and by leveraging appropriate standards from NHTSA or NCAP.
- Support the building of and using models to quantify risk in scenarios with non-zero probability of collision.
- Author test and residual risk reports, and make strategic recommendations based on the results for improving simulation or test realism and autonomy architecture.
- Support the safety case by identifying, documenting, and communicating collision avoidance and simulation or test realism claims.
- Communicate effectively across onboard and offboard SWE, Test Operations, and Leadership to present risks and requirements effectively.
Other
- Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree, or Doctoral Degree in Computer Science, Math, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Physics, or related field.
- Highly collaborative in nature with strong abilities to think and communicate analytically and effectively, both verbal and written.
- Self-starter and fast learner - you should be passionate about picking up new skills and approaching unstructured problems from first principles while prioritizing and managing workload to meet critical project deadlines.
- 5+ years of technical work experience in a relevant area, of which 3+ years should be in robotics SW.
- At Nuro, we celebrate differences and are committed to a diverse workplace that fosters inclusion and psychological safety for all employees.
