Senior Generative Planning Scientist - Autonomous Driving

Nuro; California (MO); On-site; USD 194,000 - 352,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Annual bonus

Benefits package

Job summary

Nuro is seeking a researcher to advance plan-generation using cutting-edge generative modeling techniques for autonomous driving. You will collaborate with researchers and engineers, owning end-to-end model lifecycle from development to robust deployment on a global scale.

Ideal candidates have PhD or MSc with 3+ years in generative modeling, strong Python/C++ skills, and a track record of publications in top venues.

Qualifications

• PhD or MSc with 3+ years in generative models research or industry.
• Experience with diffusion models, energy-based models, or flow matching in robotics/autonomy.
• Strong Python and/or C++ programming skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and scale state-of-the-art generative models for autonomous plan generation.
• Build generative models with foundation models for reasoning and multi-modality generation.
• Optimize models with reinforcement learning to improve interactive reasoning and reward modeling.

Skills

Python

C++

Generative models

Education

Ph.D. (preferred)

M.Sc. with 3+ years experience

Tools

Diffusion models

Foundation models

Job description

Nuro is seeking a researcher to advance plan-generation using cutting-edge generative modeling techniques for autonomous driving. You will collaborate with researchers and engineers, owning end-to-end model lifecycle from development to robust deployment on a global scale.

Ideal candidates have PhD or MSc with 3+ years in generative modeling, strong Python/C++ skills, and a track record of publications in top venues.