Senior/Staff Safety Standards Engineer

Nuro • Mountain View, CA

13h • $160,360 - $291,150

About The Position

We are looking for a Senior/Staff Safety Standards Engineer to join our Safety Group. You will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and operationalizing compliance with all relevant AV safety standards and best practices. You will work cross-functionally with engineering, operations, and legal teams to ensure that Nuro is following best practices and emerging industry standards for autonomous vehicle safety.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in Engineering discipline or related field, with 5-8+ years of experience in safety-critical domains.
• Deep knowledge of ISO 26262, SOTIF, and adjacent standards.
• Demonstrated ability to drive cross-functional compliance in a hardware/software product environment.
• Experience with safety argumentation, safety cases, and V&V integration.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the autonomous vehicle space.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the subject matter expert for AV industry safety standards (ISO 8800, 5802, 9001, 26262, SOTIF, etc.).
• Develop, maintain, and socialize internal processes, templates, and guidelines for safety safety documentation, and ensuring internal processes map to industry standards.
• Train engineering and V&V teams on current interpretations of standards.
• Work with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into actionable development and test artifacts.
• Ensure traceability from system requirements through to safety case arguments and evidence.
• Support external certification or regulatory audits as needed.
• Advise on updates and improvements to align with evolving standards and regulatory expectations.
• Monitor industry trends and emerging best practices in AV safety.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees