Software Technical Program Manager, Functional Safety

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 Role

At Nuro, safety isn't a checklist - it's the foundation of everything we build. We're looking for a Systems Safety TPM who can operate at the intersection of functional safety standards, platform integration, and cross-disciplinary engineering to help us deliver a vehicle that earns public trust every mile it drives.

In this role, you'll own safety program execution across hardware, embedded software, and controls domains -  translating ISO 26262 requirements into actionable plans, driving functional safety artifacts from concept through validation, and ensuring our safety case is rigorous, traceable, and audit-ready.

About the Work

Safety Program Management

• Lead end-to-end program execution for functional safety workstreams, coordinating across Controls, HW, and Embedded SW teams.
• Develop and maintain program schedules, risk registers, and cross-functional dependency maps to ensure on-time delivery of safety milestones.
• Own tracking and closure of safety-related action items, open points, and audit findings across the vehicle platform.

Functional Safety & Standards

• Drive the development, review, and maintenance of Functional Safety Requirements (FSRs) and Technical Safety Requirements (TSRs) in alignment with ISO 26262.
• Support HARA (Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment), FMEA, FTA, and safety goal derivation processes in collaboration with systems safety engineers.
• Ensure safety work products are complete, consistent, and compliant with applicable ASIL targets (A–D).

Platform Integration, Testing & Validation

• Partner with integration and validation teams to define safety-relevant test strategies for platform-level and system-level verification.
• Track coverage of safety requirements through integration testing, including HIL/SIL environments and vehicle-level validation activities.
• Identify and escalate gaps between safety requirements and test coverage; drive resolution with engineering owners.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Serve as the connective tissue between Safety, Controls, HW, and Embedded SW — translating safety requirements into engineering deliverables and vice versa.
• Facilitate technical reviews (safety plan reviews, work product assessments, confirmation reviews) and ensure timely stakeholder alignment.
• Interface with internal and external functional safety assessors as needed.

About You

• 4–6 years of experience in systems engineering, safety engineering, or technical program management in automotive, AV, robotics, or adjacent domains.
• Hands-on familiarity with ISO 26262 processes and work products (FSR, TSR, HARA, FMEA, safety plans, etc.).
• Experience working across at least two of: Controls, Hardware, or Embedded Software disciplines.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi-team programs with competing priorities and tight timelines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to synthesize technical complexity for mixed audiences.

Bonus Points

• Experience with SOTIF (ISO 21448) or other complementary safety standards (IEC 61508, UL 4600).
• Familiarity with safety tooling (e.g., PTC Integrity, Jama Connect, DOORS, or similar requirements management tools).
• Background in hardware/software integration testing, HIL/SIL validation, or vehicle-level testing.
• TÜV Functional Safety