Safety & Systems Engineering Intern – Self-Driving Tech

Aurora; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

In-office 3+ days/week

Competitive hourly pay

Job summary

Aurora is hiring Summer 2027 Safety & Systems Engineering Interns. You will work on safety engineering for the Aurora Driver, focusing on functional safety, behavior, and requirements analysis to support a safety-critical driving product.

You will perform safety analyses, develop tools, analyze test data, explore data sources to uncover new scenarios, and clearly communicate findings to engineering teams. In-office presence is required for collaboration.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's or PhD in Systems Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.
• Exposure to a system where failure had real consequences, even in coursework or clubs.
• Familiarity with structured failure-analysis methods (FMEA, fault trees, STPA, or other formal root-cause methods).
• Regular use of Python for analysis or tooling.
• Experience running an analysis as part of a trade study.
• Ability to reason about evidence and statistics—coverage and confidence, not just pass/fail counts.

Responsibilities

• Perform safety analysis to identify root causes and common-cause failures across vehicle, system, or software subsystems.
• Build tooling to support safety-analysis or requirements-development processes.
• Analyze test coverage and data to determine whether the system meets its safety and behavioral requirements.
• Explore external and internal data sources to identify previously unknown scenarios or system sensitivities.
• Communicate findings and recommendations clearly to engineering stakeholders.

Skills

Python

FMEA

Trade studies

Root cause analysis

Evidence reasoning

Education

Bachelors/Master/PhD in Systems Engineering

Automotive/Aerospace Engineering background

Tools

Python

C++

UML/SysML

Job description

Aurora is hiring Summer 2027 Safety & Systems Engineering Interns. You will work on safety engineering for the Aurora Driver, focusing on functional safety, behavior, and requirements analysis to support a safety-critical driving product.

You will perform safety analyses, develop tools, analyze test data, explore data sources to uncover new scenarios, and clearly communicate findings to engineering teams. In-office presence is required for collaboration.