Senior Onboard Autonomy Engineer — Real-Time Robotics (Equity)

Nuro; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 193,930 - 291,150; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual performance bonus

Equity options

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

A robotics company is seeking an Autonomy Engineer in Mountain View, California. The role involves developing and deploying robust onboard autonomy behaviors and optimizing performance under real-world constraints. Ideal candidates have strong software engineering skills in C++ or Rust and experience with real-time systems. This position offers a competitive salary range between $193,930 and $291,150 per year, along with an annual performance bonus and equity options.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering skills in C++ and/or Rust.
• Experience shipping software that runs on-device with real-world constraints.
• Understanding of autonomy fundamentals: planning, state estimation/localization, controls.

Responsibilities

• Develop, integrate, and deploy onboard autonomy behaviors.
• Implement and maintain real-time decision-making components.
• Optimize autonomy performance for latency and resource usage.

Skills

Strong software engineering skills in C++ and/or Rust

Experience shipping real-time systems

Understanding of autonomy fundamentals

Experience with robotics middleware

Proficiency with debugging and performance tools

Strong testing discipline

Tools

ROS/ROS 2

gdb/lldb

NVIDIA Jetson

Job description

A robotics company is seeking an Autonomy Engineer in Mountain View, California. The role involves developing and deploying robust onboard autonomy behaviors and optimizing performance under real-world constraints. Ideal candidates have strong software engineering skills in C++ or Rust and experience with real-time systems. This position offers a competitive salary range between $193,930 and $291,150 per year, along with an annual performance bonus and equity options.