Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Nuro•Mountain View, CA

About The Position

Nuro is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to join their Embedded Software Engineering team. This team builds the software for safety-critical embedded controllers that connect the Nuro Driver™ to the vehicle, commanding steering, braking, propulsion, managing power, monitoring motion, and ensuring safe states. The role involves working across the full stack of multicore automotive microcontrollers, from RTOS and drivers to middleware and application components. You will be involved in bringing up the Nuro Driver™ on new vehicle platforms, collaborating with OEM and supplier engineers, and seeing your code operate on real vehicles. The company is looking for individuals with varying levels of embedded experience, including those who have contributed to production automotive launches.

Requirements

B.S. or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a closely related field.
3+ years of industry experience developing embedded software in C, including work on a real-time operating system.
Solid computer science fundamentals: data structures, concurrency and algorithm design.
Working knowledge of microcontroller internals and peripherals, with depth in at least one of device driver development, CAN or automotive Ethernet, bootloaders and software update, embedded security, or vehicle-level integration and test.
Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
Clear written and spoken communication.
A track record of working well with engineers from other disciplines.
Comfortable at the bench with debug probes, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers and CAN tools.
Enjoy finding out why hardware and software disagree.

Nice To Haves

5+ years of embedded development in the automotive or autonomous vehicle industry, including a production launch.
Hands-on functional safety experience with ISO 26262, or safety-critical development in another regulated industry such as DO-178C or IEC 62304.
Experience with Infineon AURIX TC3xx, SafeRTOS or FreeRTOS, or AUTOSAR Classic base software such as MCAL and communication stacks.
Vehicle network integration experience: DBC and ARXML, UDS diagnostics, E2E protection, time synchronization.
Knowledge of vehicle functions, vehicle dynamics or control theory.

Responsibilities

Design, implement and test embedded C software for safety-critical multicore automotive microcontrollers, spanning base software (RTOS, device drivers, scheduling, bootloader), middleware (inter-component messaging, end-to-end protection), and application components (actuator interface, body controls, power management, fault management).
Integrate the Nuro Driver™ with new vehicle platforms: define and implement CAN and Ethernet interfaces with OEM ECUs, adapt actuator and body-control interfaces, and validate them on bench and in vehicle.
Participate in hands-on device and vehicle bring-up, prototyping and debugging on multiple vehicle platforms, from first power-on to autonomous driving.
Build and maintain the team's verification infrastructure, including unit tests, hardware-in-the-loop benches, and vehicle test procedures.
Work within an ISO 26262 development process: define software requirements from system safety requirements, then implement and verify them with full traceability.
Collaborate daily with systems, safety, hardware, controls, and autonomy engineers, as well as OEM and supplier partners, from definition through verification.