Staff Functional Safety Engineer, Autonomy

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

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Staff Functional Safety Engineer for their innovative Software Systems team. In this pivotal role, you'll tackle the complexities of functional safety for autonomous systems, ensuring the safety and reliability of self-driving technology. Your expertise will guide the development of safety concepts and analyses, working alongside talented professionals in a collaborative environment. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking advancements in mobility and logistics, making a significant impact on the future of transportation. Join a forward-thinking company committed to safety and innovation.

Benefits

Annual bonus

Equity compensation

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in functional safety or safety engineering.
• Proven track record of working with large, complex teams.

Responsibilities

• Perform safety analysis to identify design vulnerabilities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on system constraints.

Skills

Functional Safety Engineering

Safety Analysis

Communication Skills

Risk Assessment

Team Collaboration

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Master of Science or PhD in Engineering

Tools

MATLAB

Requirement Management Tool

Job description

Who We Are

Aurora’s mission is to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly to make transportation safer, increasingly accessible, and more reliable and efficient than ever before. 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'll solve massively complex problems alongside other passionate, smart people, growing as an expert while broadening your field of knowledge. For Aurora’s latest news, visit aurora.tech or follow us on LinkedIn.

Aurora hires talented people with diverse backgrounds who are ready to help build a transportation ecosystem that will make our roads safer, get crucial goods where they need to go, and make mobility more efficient and accessible for all. We’re searching for a Staff Functional Safety Engineer, Autonomy.

Role/Team Overview: We’re searching for a Functional Safety Engineer, Autonomy to join Aurora’s Software Systems, Safety and Test Engineering team. The Software Systems, Safety and Test Engineering is responsible for the engineering work to satisfy the safety case for Aurora Self Driving Technology - an unsolved problem for the industry and one of the most difficult challenges in the history of system safety engineering. Our team is responsible for understanding the functionality of the full stack and helping to define the functional safety concept for all aspects of fault management.

Responsibilities:

• Perform safety analysis at all levels of system product to identify design vulnerabilities.
• Derive from the analysis of functional and technical safety requirements for various Autonomy software subsystems to ensure the safety of the self-driving vehicle in the presence of faults.
• Work with cross-functional teams to play a critical role in complex system understanding, modeling, and definition of the system constraints.
• This position requires excellent written and oral communication proficiency in conjunction with organization skills necessary to maintain focus and achieve consensus within diverse multi-disciplined teams.
• The successful candidate will be a self-starter and able to work independently, learn, tailor and execute processes, and perform in a collaborative environment.
• Perform hazard analysis and risk assessment (HARA) and derive Safety Goals and FTTI.
• Build functional safety concept and technical safety concept for the self-driving application in order to satisfy the safety goals.
• Perform Failure Modes, Effects and Analysis and Fault Tree Analysis of Autonomy.
• Perform safety analysis such as trade study, statistical analysis etc. in order to drive the safety critical design decisions.
• Create, maintain and manage safety requirements using a requirement management tool.
• Generate and maintain processes pertaining to functional safety and software quality.
• Serve as the Safety subject matter expert in safety critical cross-functional design decisions.
• Collaborate with software subject-matter-experts to build the fault management concept to detect, control and mitigate faults.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree, Master of Science or PhD in Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 7+ years of experience working in functional safety, system safety, or safety engineering.
• Experience performing HARA, FMEA and FTA.
• Ability to demonstrate a proven track record of successfully working with large, complex teams in a results-driven environment.
• Ability to perform implementation agnostics safety analysis for complex designs.
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and evolving priorities.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Working knowledge of ISO 26262.

Desirable Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience working in functional safety, system safety, or safety engineering.
• Experience with complex autonomous systems.
• Working knowledge of Python and physical modeling and simulation tool (e.g., MATLAB).
• Experience with Machine Learning.
• Experience leading a technical area.

The base salary range for this position is $162,000-$260,000 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.

Aurora considers candidates without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy status, parent or caregiver status, ancestry, political affiliation, veteran and/or military status, physical or mental disability, or any other status protected by federal or state law. Aurora considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [e-mail].

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