Autonomy ML Research Scientist: Behavior Planning & Prediction

The Robot Age; Mountain View, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Nuro is seeking a machine learning research scientist to advance behavior planning and prediction within its autonomy stack. This role focuses on developing models and experiments that improve how the Driver anticipates and acts around other road users, and it sits in a broader effort to repurpose the autonomy stack for a physical AI platform for partner vehicles.

The successful candidate will move fluidly between model development, experimentation, and evaluation, and will work closely with

Qualifications

• ML research background in autonomy, robotics, planning, or prediction.
• Ability to move between model development, experimentation, and evaluation.
• Comfort with safety-critical physical AI systems.
• Strong collaboration with engineering teams building deployed autonomy.

Responsibilities

• Research ML approaches for behavior planning and prediction.
• Build models and experiments that improve autonomous driving decisions.
• Evaluate performance across real-world and simulated driving situations.
• Collaborate with autonomy engineers on production-facing model behavior.

Skills

Machine Learning Research

Autonomy & Robotics

Planning & Prediction

Collaborative Research

Job description

Nuro is seeking a machine learning research scientist to advance behavior planning and prediction within its autonomy stack. This role focuses on developing models and experiments that improve how the Driver anticipates and acts around other road users, and it sits in a broader effort to repurpose the autonomy stack for a physical AI platform for partner vehicles.

The successful candidate will move fluidly between model development, experimentation, and evaluation, and will work closely with