Head of Systems Engineering (Sr. Director)
Core
Own the end-to-end systems engineering function to scale the Nuro Driver universal autonomy platform for self-driving vehicles across multiple cities and commercial applications.
Role type
Sr. Director, Head of Systems Engineering (Physical AI/Autonomous Driving)
Builds
A robust safety case and system-level readiness framework for public-road deployment of Level 4 autonomous vehicles.
Domain
Autonomous driving, physical AI, safety-critical systems engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Systems engineering strategy, safety case development, requirements architecture, system decomposition, interface management, technical risk analysis, organizational scaling, cross-functional leadership
Preferred skills
Modern autonomy stacks (perception, prediction, planning, localization), vehicle platforms and embedded systems, V&V strategies for public-road operation, hardware/software co-design
Technologies
Nuro Driver, autonomy software, sensing, compute, vehicle software and hardware
Responsibilities
Define systems engineering strategy for growth across cities and platforms; translate product and safety goals into system requirements and validation plans; own requirements architecture and interface management; drive system-level safety case with Legal and Operations; define technical frameworks for public-road operation and launch; lead technical analyses and trade studies; build and retain a high-caliber Systems Engineering organization
Seniority
Sr. Director, hands-on IC with management of managers
