NPI Engineer, Autonomous Vehicle Hardware Launch

Nuro; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 145,830 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

Nuro in Mountain View, CA is seeking an experienced NPI Engineer to lead new product introduction activities for autonomous vehicle hardware, guiding prototypes through pilot builds and production launches with robust processes and scalable manufacturing plans.

You will work cross‑functionally with design, manufacturing, quality, supply chain and partners to ensure manufacturability, readiness and on‑time launches, while driving issue resolution, BOM maintenance and lifecycle management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in a relevant engineering field.
• 4+ years of experience in new product introduction, manufacturing engineering, or hardware launch support.
• Experience bringing hardware products from prototype to production with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead new product introduction activities for autonomous vehicle hardware from prototype through production launch.
• Coordinate readiness across engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain and suppliers.
• Develop build plans, manufacturing planning, documentation, and risk mitigation for new hardware programs.
• Collaborate to ensure manufacturability, assembly, serviceability and scalable production.
• Support prototype through initial production builds with materials coordination and issue tracking.
• Drive issue resolution for defects, nonconformances, and supplier readiness concerns.
• Support BOM maintenance, release execution, and data integrity in PLM systems.
• Assist with engineering changes, deviations, traceability, and configuration updates.

Skills

NPI experience

Manufacturing launch

DFM/DFA knowledge

Cross-functional coordination

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field

Job description

Nuro in Mountain View, CA is seeking an experienced NPI Engineer to lead new product introduction activities for autonomous vehicle hardware, guiding prototypes through pilot builds and production launches with robust processes and scalable manufacturing plans.

You will work cross‑functionally with design, manufacturing, quality, supply chain and partners to ensure manufacturability, readiness and on‑time launches, while driving issue resolution, BOM maintenance and lifecycle management.