The behavior and motion planning team at Nuro is responsible to generate and select optimal, safe and smooth trajectories across all scenarios the NuroDriver can encounter. We are applying state of the art machine learning and robotics techniques in order to solve the behavior, motion planning and decision making problem
As a behavior engineer for contingency and failover planning you will be researching and developing algorithms that ensure the availability and selection of safe trajectory options for the NuroDriver at any time. This includes the detection and reaction to unexpected events like system degradations, hardware degradations, changes in road conditions and out of distribution events. You will be closely collaborating with our motion, behavior and maneuver planning teams as well as the system and safety teams
- Design and Implement state of the art algorithms for contingency maneuvers.
- Ensure robustness and reliability of the contingency planning framework.
- Collaborate with our testing and evaluation teams to ensure systematic testing and validation for contingency maneuvers.
- Work cross functionally with engineers across perception, mapping, localization and systems and safety on the appropriate contingency response reactions.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship for junior members of the behavior planning team
- Write robust, production-ready software to make our vehicle safe and predictable in complex driving scenarios.
- PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, mechanical/aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, with 2+ years of relevant industry experience or M.S. with 4+ years of relevant industry experience.
- Strong Software Development Skills in C++ and experience with Test Driven Development
- Proven track-record in designing and implementing Motion Planning Systems and Architectures for autonomous robots
- Proven ability to collaborate within and across teams and derive best solutions from cross-functional interactions
- Desire to work at the edge of Research and Development, bringing algorithms from research into production
- Plus: Experience in embedded software development.
- Plus: Prior experience, working on safety-critical systems.
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What We Do
We're on a mission to better everyday life through robotics.
Our custom electric autonomous vehicles are designed to bring the things you need—from produce to prescriptions—right to your home. Nuro’s autonomous delivery can give you valuable time back and more freedom to do what you love. This convenient, eco-friendly, safe alternative to driving can make streets safer and cities more livable. Nuro has brought autonomous delivery to local communities in Texas, Arizona, and California—for less driving and more thriving.
