Nuro · 23 hours ago
Senior ML Research Scientist, Perception Foundation Encoder
Nuro is a self-driving technology company focused on making autonomy accessible to all. The Senior ML Research Scientist will be part of the Perception team, defining the Perception architecture of Nuro Driver and developing training techniques for the Perception Foundation Encoder, which processes raw sensor data into unified feature representations.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesRoboticsTransportation
Responsibilities
Help define the Perception architecture of Nuro Driver
Develop the training techniques for obtaining the Perception Foundation Encoder
Impact critical functionalities such as object detection and tracking, online mapping, unusual scene understanding, and learned behavior
Apply deep understanding and experience in state-of-the-art machine learning to balance model performance, onboard latency, and maintenance complexity
Qualification
Required
Ph.D. level research experience in some of the following areas: multi-modal models, large multi-task vision models, large scale model training, and model distillation
3+ years working deeply on an ML project with material contributions
Strong SWE fundamentals and has demonstrated SWE experience in both high and low-level languages (Python and C++)
Publications at some of the major conferences (e.g., CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CoRL, RSS, ICRA)
Experience communicating clearly on complex technical topics across a range of stakeholders and leadership
Benefits
Annual performance bonus
Equity
Competitive benefits package
Company
Nuro
Nuro is a robotics company specializing in the development of autonomous driving technologies.
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$2.34BKey Investors
Disney AcceleratorTiger Global ManagementT. Rowe Price
2025-08-21Series E· $97M
2025-04-09Series E· $106M
2024-04-06Secondary Market
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