Nuro · 2 days ago
Mechanical Engineer, Autonomous Vehicle
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$114K/yr - $171K/yr
3+ years expNuro is a self-driving technology company focused on making autonomy accessible to all. The Mechanical Engineer will own the engineering development of autonomous vehicle hardware, including specifications, design, and integration, working closely with internal teams and external partners to bring systems from concept to production.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesRoboticsTransportation
Responsibilities
Own the engineering specification, targets, architecture, design, development, schedule, and release of AV HW and integration components, 3D CAD packages, and drawings
Work closely with ID to generate creative ideas and conduct feasibility studies resulting in an aesthetic and functional design
Assist the efforts of AV HW engineering teams at our OEM partners, and, with our PLM team, the CAD and data exchange with our OEM and supplier partners
Work closely with manufacturing as required to bring up production of components
Work closely with CAE and test teams to design and execute validation plans
Work closely with internal teams to support the development and bring up bucks, mules, and prototypes, support vehicle builds, identify issues and work to achieve best solutions
Drive part quality improvements, cost reductions, and efficiency improvements
Communicate technical decisions, development plans, and ongoing issues to management
Role may require up to quarter-time travel domestically and internationally
Qualification
Required
Own the engineering specification, targets, architecture, design, development, schedule, and release of AV HW and integration components, 3D CAD packages, and drawings
Work closely with ID to generate creative ideas and conduct feasibility studies resulting in an aesthetic and functional design
Assist the efforts of AV HW engineering teams at our OEM partners, and, with our PLM team, the CAD and data exchange with our OEM and supplier partners
Work closely with manufacturing as required to bring up production of components
Work closely with CAE and test teams to design and execute validation plans
Work closely with internal teams to support the development and bring up bucks, mules, and prototypes, support vehicle builds, identify issues and work to achieve best solutions
Drive part quality improvements, cost reductions, and efficiency improvements
Communicate technical decisions, development plans, and ongoing issues to management
Role may require up to quarter-time travel domestically and internationally
Preferred
Prefer 3 years of experience in mechanical design, vehicle body systems, and an interest in vehicle mechanical packaging with strong background in functional areas such as Autonomous Sensors, Autonomous control HW, EV Powertrain, Chassis, Structures, Exteriors, Interiors, HV and LV electrical systems and associated design criteria
Prefer experience with studio design process and automotive industrial design
Ability to run static structural simulations and validations is a plus
Experience designing to GD&T standards, and incorporating parameter and tolerance design concepts
Familiarity with the full product development process, from initial concept to production release
Familiarity with a wide range of manufacturing processes such as stamping, casting and injection molding. Experience with composites is a plus
Experience designing for a wide range of materials with ability to optimize for cost, weight, strength/durability, and thermals, using both FEA and hand calculations
Benefits
Annual performance bonus
Equity
Competitive benefits package
Company
Nuro
Nuro is a robotics company specializing in the development of autonomous driving technologies.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (50)
2024 (67)
2023 (91)
2022 (91)
2021 (68)
2020 (55)
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
Leadership Team
Jiajun Zhu
Co-Founder and Co-CEO
Dave Ferguson
Co-Founder
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