Job brief: Senior/Staff Systems Safety Engineer, Platform Systems

Nuro · Mountain View, California (HQ) · facts as of 2026-11-07. Anyone can open this page; no account needed.

Is it still open? · Checked by JoRoute

Still listed. JoRoute saw it on Nuro's own job board 5 hours ago; the employer first posted it on 2026-09-09.

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  • Listed on Nuro's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
  • First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (3 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-07.
  • The apply link opens nuro.ai, the address Nuro's board gives for this job.
  • No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
  • No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

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  • Pay: Not published
  • Job type: Not stated
  • Where: Mountain View, California (HQ) · California - HQ
  • Posted: 2026-09-09

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Level: Lead / staff. The title says "Staff".

Must have

  • 3+ years of experience in system architecture for safety critical systems.
  • 3+ years of experience working on fault management or diagnostics systems for automotive applications.

Conditions

  • Nuro believes self-driving vehicles are the most immediate and profound opportunity for AI to drive positive change in the physical world.
  • Founded in 2016, Nuro is a physical AI company developing Level 4 autonomous driving technology for a wide range of vehicles, use cases, and markets.

Main duties

  • Drive the system-level safety architecture and requirements for the Autonomy Hardware and Firmware of the Nuro Driver, ensuring compliance with automotive sa…
  • Develop the system-level SOTIF specification for the Autonomy Hardware and Firmware of the Nuro Driver, defining performance targets and acceptance criteria …
  • Lead, perform, and review system-level safety analyses, including Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), and F…
  • Work closely with controls, embedded SW, and HW teams and external partners to review and recommend changes to existing requirements and test plans.
  • Support the verification and validation efforts by reviewing and suggesting additional tests and implementing test cases on SIL/HIL environments.

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

  • Typical listed pay for engineer jobs in Mountain View, CA: $238k a year (221 listings, 3 employers). This listing does not publish pay to compare.
  • Across Nuro's 94 open listings, 68% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Nuro hires

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