Thomas Van Alsenoy
About Thomas Van Alsenoy
Thomas Van Alsenoy is a Staff Systems Engineer at Nuro, where he develops systems engineering processes and leads a team focused on behavioral verification of autonomy software. He holds a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Technische Universiteit Delft and has extensive experience in the field, having worked at notable companies such as Tesla, Google, and Cruise Automation.
Work at Nuro
Thomas Van Alsenoy serves as a Staff Systems Engineer at Nuro, where he has been part of the leadership team since 2021. His role involves developing systems engineering processes and establishing software release gates. He leads a team of systems engineers dedicated to the behavioral verification of autonomy software, focusing on formulating safety performance requirements and implementing tests to ensure software reliability.
Education and Expertise
Thomas Van Alsenoy holds a Master of Science (MSc) in Aerospace Engineering from Technische Universiteit Delft, where he studied from 2011 to 2014. He also earned a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Aerospace Engineering from the same institution, completing his undergraduate studies from 2006 to 2011. Additionally, he studied Geography at Vrije Universiteit Brussel for one year in 2005-2006.
Background
Before joining Nuro, Thomas Van Alsenoy accumulated diverse experience in systems engineering across various companies. He worked at Kitty Hawk as a Systems Engineer from 2016 to 2018 and at Cruise Automation as a Senior Systems Engineer from 2018 to 2019. He also served as a Senior Systems Engineer at Ike from 2019 to 2021. His earlier roles include positions at Google and Tesla Motors, where he gained valuable insights into hardware engineering and autonomy software.
Previous Roles and Experience
Thomas Van Alsenoy has held several significant positions prior to his current role at Nuro. He worked as an Intern at Tesla Motors in 2012 and as an Intern at Google’s Makani Power from 2013 to 2014. He later became a Hardware Engineer at Google from 2014 to 2016. Additionally, he was Chief Aerodynamics for the Nuon Solar Team from 2008 to 2010 and a D-Dream Teaching Assistant at TU Delft from 2012 to 2013.