Senior Functional Safety Engineer - Autonomous Driving

Aurora Innovation Inc.; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 146,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity compensation

Benefits

Job summary

Aurora Innovation Inc. is seeking a Senior Functional Safety Engineer to oversee safety for autonomous driving software within the Software Systems and Safety Engineering group.

You will collaborate with a Tech Lead Manager to ensure a robust safety case and fault management across the stack. The role requires a CS/CE/EE/ML degree and 3+ years in safety-critical roles, with Python/C/C++ proficiency and ISO 26262 knowledge.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master in CS/CE/EE/ML (or equivalent).
• 3+ years in safety-critical systems (safety/software).
• Experience with software safety analyses at architectural level.
• Experience with design trade studies and proposing designs.
• Experience implementing software dev best practices.
• Clear communication and collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Proficiency in Python, C or C++.
• Experience with autonomous systems or robotics.
• Knowledge of ISO 26262 is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to functional safety for autonomous vehicle software.
• Perform safety analysis to identify design vulnerabilities.
• Derive safety requirements for subsystems to ensure safe operation with faults.
• Communicate effectively within diverse teams.
• Execute safety processes with guidance in a collaborative environment.

Skills

Python

C++

Robotics

Leadership

Machine Learning

Education

Bachelor’s or Master in CS/CE/EE/ML

Tools

ISO 26262

Job description

Aurora Innovation Inc. is seeking a Senior Functional Safety Engineer to oversee safety for autonomous driving software within the Software Systems and Safety Engineering group.

You will collaborate with a Tech Lead Manager to ensure a robust safety case and fault management across the stack. The role requires a CS/CE/EE/ML degree and 3+ years in safety-critical roles, with Python/C/C++ proficiency and ISO 26262 knowledge.