Senior Functional Safety Engineer, Self-Driving Systems

Aurora; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 162,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurora in Mountain View, CA, is seeking a Senior Functional Safety Engineer to help ensure the safety and reliability of our self-driving software. You will work within the Software Systems and Safety Engineering group to analyze risks, derive safety requirements, and collaborate with hardware, software, and product teams.

This role offers exposure to safety case development, fault management, and continuous improvement across the full stack.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in CS/CE/EE/ML or equivalent.
• 3+ years of experience in safety-critical systems.
• Experience with safety-oriented software analysis.
• Experience with safety case development.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work with large, complex teams.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to functional safety for autonomous vehicle software and identify vulnerabilities.
• Derive safety requirements and ensure safety across software subsystems.

Skills

Safety engineering

System safety analysis

Software architecture

Leadership in engineering

Excellent communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Ambiguity management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/CE/EE/ML or equivalent

Tools

Python

C

C++

Job description

Aurora in Mountain View, CA, is seeking a Senior Functional Safety Engineer to help ensure the safety and reliability of our self-driving software. You will work within the Software Systems and Safety Engineering group to analyze risks, derive safety requirements, and collaborate with hardware, software, and product teams.

This role offers exposure to safety case development, fault management, and continuous improvement across the full stack.