# AV Mechanical Design, Manager

**Company:** [Nuro](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/nuro)
**Location:** Mountain View, CA
**Role:** Hardware Engineering
**Salary:** $120k – $180k/yr
**Experience:** 4+ years
**Skills:** CAD, Ug Nx, FEA, Sheet Metal, Injection Molding, Machining, Casting, Rapid Prototyping, DFM, Electro-Mechanical Hardware Design
**Posted:** 2026-06-26

> Design, develop, and release autonomous vehicle hardware including sensor/electronics packaging and vehicle integrations. Requires 4+ years mechanical design experience, CAD proficiency, and full production pipeline knowledge.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own the engineering design, development, and release of autonomous hardware necessary to enable the Nuro Driver system across customer platforms.
- Lead the specification and integration in collaboration with vehicle partners to ensure platform integrations meet the performance needs of the Nuro Driver system and satisfy customer product requirements.
- Work collaboratively across cross-functional teams to develop and execute sensing and electronics architecture for self-driving robots designed for mass deployment on public roads.
- Lead efforts to benchmark performance, integration, and reliability of available electronics technologies that drives internal make vs. buy decisions.
- Own the identification and key suppliers to bring ideas from concept to production readiness.
- Manage designed parts and assemblies through proof-of-concept validation up through production readiness.
- Drive part quality improvements, cost reductions, and efficiency improvements.
- Communicate technical decisions, development plans, and ongoing issues to management.

## Requirements
- 4+ years of experience in mechanical design with a proven track record on design, build, and test of electro-mechanical hardware.
- Experience working across the entire production pipeline from personally hand building prototypes to working with quality and manufacturing teams in mass production factory environments.
- Experience using a wide range of manufacturing processes from small scale to high volume, such as rapid prototyping, sheet metal, injection molding, machining, and casting.
- Experience designing for a wide range of materials with ability to create optimal geometry based on cost, weight, strength/durability, and thermal analysis, using both FEA and hand calculations.
- Experience working with reliability teams to create/execute test plans that validate your designs.
- Experience working with fabrication and module vendors to communicate design requirements, incorporate DFM feedback, manage initial production runs, and oversee validation testing.
- Self-starter with strong communication and organizational skills — relentlessly resourceful, with a bias towards action.
- Proficiency with CAD is a must and familiarity with UG NX is a plus.
- Willing and able to support infrequent domestic and international travel.

## Compensation & Benefits
- Base pay range: $120,270 – $180,410
- Eligible for annual performance bonus, equity, and competitive benefits package.

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