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Nuro · 1 day ago

AV Design Mechanical Lead

Nuro is a self-driving technology company focused on making autonomy accessible to all. The AV Design Mechanical Lead will be responsible for leading a team of engineers in the research, design, and delivery of autonomous hardware solutions, ensuring high technical execution and cross-functional collaboration.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesRoboticsTransportation
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Define and own the mechanical design efforts across Nuro covering prototype development, product development, and long term R&D
Ensure a high level of technical execution and delivery of our mechanical modules and solutions to our vehicle platform
Drive cross-functional collaboration with electrical, software, planning, procurement, and production teams to ensure our products meet our high bar of excellence and performance
Own and support the industrialization and manufacturing of our mechanical systems and modules from first prototype to production ramp
Support and mentor individual contributors and managers with a focus on career development, culture building, technical rigor, and product excellence
Collaborate closely with organization leadership and the TPM team to help define program timelines and prioritization across programs
Ensure mechanical design efforts are meeting program milestones by driving critical cross-functional milestone reviews to the org and leadership
Takes ownership of critical program issues to develop countermeasures, drive resolution, and monitor progress

Qualification

Mechanical EngineeringRoboticsMechanical DesignAutomotive Product CyclesProject ManagementTeam LeadershipMulti-taskingCommunication SkillsMentoringOrganizational Skills

Required

B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, or a related technical field
Professional engineering experience of 8+ years, with at least 3 years in a leadership role managing teams
Demonstrated excellence in mechanical design and delivering complex mechanical products at low and high volumes
Experience with automotive or consumer electronics product cycles, including qualification, validation, and high-volume manufacturing
A strong communicator that can interact with working level engineers, internal leadership, and key external suppliers to advocate on behalf of mechanical design to produce the best possible product
Proven ability to recruit, mentor, and scale a world-class engineering organization
Self-starter with strong organizational, multi-tasking, and project management skills. Relentlessly resourceful, with a bias towards action

Benefits

Annual performance bonus
Equity
Competitive benefits package

Company

Nuro is a robotics company specializing in the development of autonomous driving technologies.

H1B Sponsorship

Nuro has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (50)
2024 (67)
2023 (91)
2022 (91)
2021 (68)
2020 (55)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$2.34B
Key Investors
Disney AcceleratorTiger Global ManagementT. Rowe Price
2025-08-21Series E· $97M
2025-04-09Series E· $106M
2024-04-06Secondary Market

Leadership Team

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Jiajun Zhu
Co-Founder and Co-CEO
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Dave Ferguson
Co-Founder
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