Data Scientist, Autonomy Software

Who We Are

Nuro is a robotics start-up whose mission is to accelerate the benefits of robotics for everyday life. We have an elite team of entrepreneurs and engineers, designers, and scientists. We believe AI and robotics are at the cusp of transforming daily life and we are dedicated to building meaningful products with this technology. Join us and play a critical role in our mission. 

About the Role

The Data Science team uses the data from our autonomous vehicles to drive strategic decision-making throughout the company. In this role, you will build visualizations, analyze, and model the processes and related variances to measure and validate the performance of an autonomous vehicle both on-road and in simulation. Additionally, you will build predictive models to foresee on road behavior and models for root cause attribution.

About the Work

• Perform deep-dive analysis that informs how we manage and deploy our fleet of autonomous vehicles.
• Develop metrics to track our operational performance and inform company-wide decisions.
• Design and building the operational data model that will take Nuro from vehicle testing to operating a service.
• Own all stages of model development: problem definition, assessment of data quality, mathematical research, productionisation, documentation, and ongoing customer support.
• Build models and design experiments that seek to uncover truth.
• Evangelize data-driven decision-making through the organization.

About You

• BS or MS in statistics, math, or any other quantitative area.
• 2+ (or 3+ if BS) years of experience in statistical estimation, performing analyses that inform decision-making.
• Hands-on experience with standard statistical methods like linear and logistic regression, SVM, confidence intervals, significance testing.
• Proficient in SQL and working knowledge with a programming language, with Python or R a plus.
• Sound statistical inference skills, with the ability to communicate uncertainty appropriately to engineering and business stakeholders.
• Experience designing metrics and building mechanisms to fuel business insights.
• Excellent communication skills.

You must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by your hire date to be eligible to start the role. Proof of vaccination will be required by your start date. Nuro will consider and review accommodation requests based on medical, religious, or other grounds as required by applicable law for qualified candidates.