Techincal Program Manager, Safety
Who We Are
Nuro exists to better everyday life through robotics. Founded in 2016, Nuro has spent eight years developing autonomous driving (AD) technology and commercializing AD applications. The Nuro Driver™ is our world-class autonomous driving system that combines AD hardware with our generalized AI-first self-driving software. Built to learn and improve through data, the Nuro Driver™ is one of the few driverless autonomous technologies on public roads today.
Nuro has raised over $2B in capital from Fidelity, Bailie Gifford, T. Rowe Price, Google, and other leading investors. We’ve partnered with some of the world’s most respected brands including Uber, FedEx, Domino’s, Walmart, Kroger, and 7-Eleven
About The Team
The Safety Office is a key part of our Public Trust organization that has independence from our technology development and business operational functions. This person will help drive projects across our Safety Office, and will play a key role in directing the efforts of our executive Safety Committee in articulating our vision and strategy for safety, and then will help implement our strategy by working directly with managers and safety responsible engineers from just about every function across the company.
We are looking for a Technical Program Manager (TPM) to help Nuro deliver complex and strategic multi-functional safety critical systems engineering projects.
- Act as the internal “glue” by communicating and coordinating across all teams including software, hardware, and systems engineering, product, operations, and business to drive multiple complex, cross-functional initiatives related to remote monitoring and operation
- Lead technical reviews, synthesize results and build plans to resolve product issues.
- Develop requirements, define timelines/milestones, identify/mitigate risks, allocate resources, track progress, resolve dependencies, unblock progress etc.
- Regularly communicate progress to company leadership and program partners.
- You have technical program management and/or project management experience bringing complex products to market.
- You collaborate well with others and take pride in helping teams succeed
- You are keenly discerning with an ability to prioritize and execute on multiple concurrent tasks.
- You have start-up DNA: You have shown the ability to thrive in the ambiguity of a dynamic, start-up environment or have the DNA to do so.
- You possess a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, mechanical, electrical or aerospace engineering, and/or equivalent technical experience/aptitude.
- You have a real passion for helping drive the delivery of creative products leveraging AI, robotics and/or machine learning.
- Prior experience in robotics or software engineering
- Prior experience in safety critical applications
At Nuro, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package. For this position, the reasonably expected base pay range is between $152,000 and $228,000 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.