Logistics Analyst - Control Tower

Aurora; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurora is seeking a Control Tower Analyst to act as the real-time coordination hub for our supply chain. You will oversee vehicle movements, data exchanges, and stakeholder alignment while advancing continuous improvements with ERP, EDI, and JIRA.

The role emphasizes rapid decision-making and adoption of AI and automation to enhance efficiency. Join a fast-paced team across multiple sites including Pittsburgh, Bozeman, Mountain View, and Texas, where you will shape scalable, data-driven

Qualifications

• 5+ years in logistics, dispatch, transportation, or supply chain operations
• Demonstrated track record of adopting new technology (AI, automation) and championing it
• Proven ability to switch rapidly across tasks and stakeholders
• Experience navigating supplier and carrier portals and data exchanges for vehicle or freight movements

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the movement of all Aurora vehicles across the network, including end-of-line truck transport and inter-site transfers
• Triage competing priorities in real time, separating immediate fires from emerging risks
• Navigate supplier and carrier portals to schedule, track, and confirm vehicle movements
• Manage internal and external data exchanges across NetSuite, EDI, JIRA, and partner systems
• Partner with Implementation Teams, representing logistics requirements in ERP, EDI, and JIRA
• Actively seek out and test new technology, including AI tools and NetSuite functionality
• Adopt new tools quickly to manage processes where no safety net exists
• Coordinate warehousing activity and reverse logistics across Aurora sites and partners
• Keep material and vehicle status visible to stakeholders
• Serve as the connective layer between logistics execution and stakeholder orgs
• Communicate risk, delay, and cost exposure proactively when disruptions occur
• Engage with partners by phone, Slack, and email under time pressure
• Develop continuous improvement plans that close existing gaps and prevent new ones
• Design interim solutions for foreseeable issues while priorities are handled
• Identify, pilot, and adopt new tools to improve Control Tower speed, accuracy, and scale
• Ensure vehicle movements are coordinated reliably with proactive issue resolution
• Maintain data exchanges that stay accurate and current
• Drive measurable progress toward supply chain maturity
• Regularly identify and pilot new tools and technologies to improve operations

Skills

Logistics

AI tools

Multi-tasking

NetSuite

EDI

JIRA

Tools

NetSuite

EDI

JIRA

Job description

Who We Are

Aurora's mission is to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly.

The Aurora Driver will create a new era in mobility and logistics, one that will bring a safer, more efficient, and more accessible future to everyone.

At Aurora, you will tackle massively complex problems alongside other passionate, intelligent individuals, growing as an expert while expanding your knowledge. For the latest news from Aurora, visit aurora.tech or follow us on LinkedIn.

Who We Are

Aurora's mission is to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly.

The Aurora Driver will create a new era in mobility and logistics, one that will bring a safer, more efficient, and more accessible future to everyone.

At Aurora, you will tackle massively complex problems alongside other passionate, intelligent individuals, growing as an expert while expanding your knowledge. For the latest news from Aurora, visit aurora.tech or follow us on LinkedIn.

About The Team

Supply Chain Operations manages the end-to-end logistics backbone for Aurora's autonomous trucking hardware and vehicle programs. That includes inventory, shipping and receiving, ERP operations, campus logistics, vehicle movement, and cross-functional supplier management across Pittsburgh, Bozeman, Mountain View, and Texas.

What We Are Looking For

The Control Tower Analyst is the real-time coordination hub for Aurora's supply chain. This role coordinates the movement of all vehicles, manages internal and external data exchanges, keeps internal stakeholders aligned, and directs warehousing and reverse logistics activity across the network.

The job works like air traffic control. You will switch between tasks, projects, stakeholders, and deliverables every few minutes. You need to know which issues are active fires, which ones will become fires, and which ones can wait. When an issue can wait, you design a solution for it before it lands.

Beyond daily execution, this role builds continuous improvement plans that move the overall supply chain toward maturity. You will work closely with Implementation Teams whenever critical system needs arise across ERP (NetSuite), EDI, and JIRA.

This role is built for someone who genuinely enjoys new technology. The right candidate runs toward emerging tools, including AI, automation, and new system capabilities, rather than waiting until they're mandated. They look for ways new technology can make coordination faster, more accurate, and more scalable, and they bring those ideas forward on their own.

For your career, this role offers hands-on work with cutting-edge systems and processes, and a meaningful voice in designing solutions within them. You will operate at dynamic speed and make mission-critical decisions every day. In a landscape where physical AI is becoming an increasingly valued reality, supply chain organizations will lean heavily on the skills this role builds.

In this role you will

Vehicle Movement & Dispatch Coordination

• Coordinate the movement of all Aurora vehicles across the network, including end-of-line truck transport, service moves, and inter-site transfers
• Triage competing priorities in real time, separating immediate fires from emerging risks and sequencing work to match
• Navigate supplier and carrier portals and data exchanges to schedule, track, and confirm vehicle movements

Data Exchange & Systems Coordination

• Manage internal and external data exchanges across NetSuite, EDI, JIRA, and partner systems so that information stays accurate and timely
• Partner with Implementation Teams as critical system needs arise, representing logistics requirements in ERP, EDI, and JIRA work
• Actively seek out and test new technology, including AI tools, automation, and emerging NetSuite functionality, and bring forward ideas for how it can improve Control Tower operations before being asked
• Adopt new tools quickly to manage processes where no safety net or established workflow exists

Warehousing & Reverse Logistics

• Coordinate warehousing activity and reverse logistics flows across Aurora sites and third-party partners
• Keep material and vehicle status visible to the stakeholders who depend on it

Stakeholder Alignment & Communication

• Serve as the connective layer between logistics execution and stakeholder orgs that lack direct visibility into logistics systems
• Communicate risk, delay, and cost exposure proactively when disruptions such as customs holds, freight delays, or vendor issues affect downstream teams
• Engage directly with internal and external partners by phone, Slack, and email, often under time pressure

Continuous Improvement

• Develop continuous improvement plans that close existing gaps and prevent new ones
• Design interim solutions for foreseeable issues while current priorities are handled

Success Criteria

• Vehicle movements are coordinated reliably, with issues caught and resolved before they affect downstream schedules
• Stakeholders trust Control Tower status updates and use them to make decisions
• Data exchanges across internal systems and external partners stay accurate and current
• Emerging issues are identified early and have interim solutions ready before they become fires
• Continuous improvement plans produce measurable progress toward supply chain maturity
• New tools and technologies are regularly identified, piloted, and adopted to improve Control Tower speed, accuracy, and scale

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years in logistics, dispatch, transportation, or supply chain operations, ideally in a fast-changing industry with shifting priorities at the task and project level
• A demonstrated track record of proactively adopting new technology (AI tools, automation, NetSuite, or similar) and championing it with peers, not just using it when required
• Proven ability to switch rapidly across multiple tasks, projects, stakeholders, and deliverables while keeping accurate recall of details and status
• Experience navigating supplier and carrier portals and data exchanges for vehicle or freight movements

Desirable Qualifications

• Thick skin and an eagerness (not just willingness) to engage with external and internal partners, often by phone
• Comfort making autonomous decisions in time-sensitive situations
• Meticulous organization
• Familiarity with EDI, JIRA, customs, freight, or vehicle transport operations

For roles based in Pittsburgh, PA: The salary range for this position is $87,000 - $139,000 per year.

Aurora's pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, the successful candidate's starting base pay will be determined based on factors including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, relevant education or training, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. The successful candidate will also be eligible for an annual bonus, equity compensation, and benefits.

Working at Aurora

At Aurora, we bring together extraordinarily talented and experienced people united by the strength of our values. We operate with integrity, set outrageous goals, and build a culture where we win together - all without any jerks.

We believe in-person work increases collaboration, empathy, and our ability to lead effectively. As a result, Aurorans are expected to work from the office at least 3 days per week, with some roles requiring more frequent in-office presence, up to 5 days per week, based on operational needs.

Our Careers page provides insight into what it is like to work at Aurora, and you can find all the latest updates in our Newsroom.

Our commitment to safety

At the core of everything we do is our commitment to safety. Building best-in-class self-driving technology will take time, and we believe that each employee at Aurora has a role in contributing to safety, every step of the way. Aurora expects commitment to our safety policies from every employee, and seeks candidates who take an active responsibility, can contribute to building an atmosphere of trust, and invest in the organization’s long-term success by prioritizing working safely, no matter what.

Our commitment to inclusion

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