Senior Systems Test Engineer, Autonomy Behavior

Nuro; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 160,360 - 291,150; Full time

Job summary

Nuro is looking for a Senior Systems Test Engineer based in Mountain View, CA. This role focuses on transforming the Verification & Validation (V&V) ecosystem for autonomous systems through standardization and automation of testing processes.

The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of technical experience, particularly in testing autonomous vehicles, and strong programming skills in Python or C++. This position offers a competitive compensation package, including performance bonuses and equity.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a technical role, particularly with autonomous vehicles.
• Hands-on experience in programming for automation.
• Proven ability to design simulation or test automation pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement automated test pipelines.
• Drive standardization across testing modalities.
• Establish feedback loops to improve validation processes.

Skills

Test automation

Python or C++ programming

Systems engineering concepts

Collaboration

Job description

Who We Are

Nuro is a self-driving technology company on a mission to make autonomy accessible to all. Founded in 2016, Nuro is building the world’s most scalable driver, combining cutting‑edge AI with automotive‑grade hardware. Nuro licenses its core technology, the Nuro Driver™, to support a wide range of applications, from robotaxis and commercial fleets to personally owned vehicles. With technology proven over years of self‑driving deployments, Nuro gives the automakers and mobility platforms a clear path to AVs at commercial scale—empowering a safer, richer, and more connected future.

About The Team

The Systems Engineering team is responsible for the requirements, architecture, and validation of autonomous driving capabilities across engineering disciplines. This includes designing performance metrics, evaluation methods, and criteria for success, which the team then drives cross‑functional via requirement definition and system validation. Systems Engineering works at the intersection of hardware, software, and robot operations, with a deep understanding of technologies in all three. We are a small, high‑impact team that sets the checkpoints for autonomy deployment.

About The Role

The Senior Systems Test Engineer (STE), Autonomy Behavior role is responsible for transforming Nuro's Verification & Validation (V&V) ecosystem. You will focus on the technical implementation, standardization, and automation of V&V processes. This involves creating a unified, automated architecture for validation, designing and managing streamlined triage workflows, and continuously improving the testing pipelines to drive informed, data‑driven autonomy development. Your work is key to proving the system's safety by generating test results that support the Autonomy Safety Case.

About The Work

• Design and implement automated test pipelines and tooling, ensuring easy adoption and minimal friction for Systems engineers.
• Drive standardization across all testing modalities by designing, implementing, and managing unified triage workflows across all workstreams.
• Establish a continuous feedback loop to improve V&V processes, specifically by leading root cause analyses and identifying testing gaps with Systems engineers.
• Turn identified system and pipeline gaps into concrete technical requests for partner teams (e.g., Data Platform, Simulation, Infra).
• Collaborate on and validate implemented solutions with partner teams, providing technical guidance, code review, and documentation to ensure solutions are scalable and meet the needs of Systems engineers.

About You

• 5+ years of technical work experience in a relevant area with 3+ years of experience with testing of autonomous vehicles/robotic systems.
• Hands‑on software experience with the ability to code in Python or C++ for automation and tooling development.
• Experience in designing, implementing, and managing large‑scale simulation or test automation pipelines.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering concepts related to autonomy architecture, particularly how sensing, perception, prediction, and planning modules interact.
• Highly collaborative, with strong abilities to think and communicate analytically to drive cross‑functional projects and provide technical guidance to partner teams like Simulation and Data Platform.

Bonus Points

• Experience with large‑scale simulation, or behavior verification, or Fault detection and Response testing for L2+ autonomous systems.
• Prior experience in defining and implementing triage prioritization strategies and workflows.
• Familiarity with linking test results as evidence to support the Autonomy safety case.
• Experience implementing testing pipelines, validation tooling, and triage workflows for complex projects.

Compensation

At Nuro, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package. For this position, the reasonably expected base pay range is between $160,360 and $291,150 for the level at which this job has been scoped. Your base pay will depend on several factors, including your experience, qualifications, education, location, and skills. In the event that you are considered for a different level, a higher or lower pay range would apply. This position is also eligible for an annual performance bonus, equity, and a competitive benefits package.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

At Nuro, we celebrate differences and are committed to a diverse workplace that fosters inclusion and psychological safety for all employees. Nuro is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and expressly prohibits any form of workplace discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.