Aurora Innovation · 9 hours ago
Staff Safety Systems Engineer
Pittsburgh, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$171K/yr - $247K/yr
5+ years expAurora Innovation is on a mission to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely and efficiently. They are seeking a Staff Safety Systems Engineer to bridge the gap between autonomous vehicle systems and enterprise architecture, ensuring dependable and safe cloud-based infrastructure for autonomous freight operations.
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Responsibilities
Develop use cases and concepts of operation (ConOps) that support safety analysis, requirements development, and feature/function definition for cloud-based services and user-facing applications that manage autonomous freight
Collaborate closely with Product, Operations, Cloud Infrastructure, and Autonomy teams to translate product requirements into technical specifications
Own the definition and allocation of requirements across system interfaces, with appropriate decomposition and traceability to implementation at the service level
Perform safety analyses (such as HARA, (P)FMEA, STPA etc.) to ensure the dependability of cloud-to-truck integrations, particularly for systems that support real-time fleet operations and autonomy feedback loops
Define and execute comprehensive Verification & Validation (V&V) plans for scalable cloud services, ensuring end-to-end performance across both machine-automated systems and human-in-the-loop operations
Partner with Enterprise Safety and Product Operations to ensure humans (dispatchers, remote specialists, and first responders) can safely and effectively use our tooling to manage fleet-wide events
Facilitate deep-dives into field events and cloud service interruptions to identify design improvements and prevent future systemic failures
Qualification
Required
Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field
Five or more years experience in systems engineering, safety engineering, or a related field
Experience writing verifiable functional and non-functional requirements, preferably in autonomous systems, dependable distributed systems, or system-of-systems contexts
Strong foundation in verification and validation methods for safety-critical or mission-critical systems where human-machine interaction is a core component
Proven ability to work in high-ambiguity environments with evolving priorities, while managing diverse stakeholders across software, product, and operations teams
Preferred
Experience deploying features or products at scale within a logistics or freight environment
Familiarity with cloud-based dashboarding and performance monitoring for distributed systems
Experience with various testing modalities and strategies
Familiarity with microservices architecture, cloud infrastructure, operational tooling, and modern release processes (e.g., AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD, observability stacks)
Familiarity with modern programming languages (e.g., C++ and Golang) and API frameworks (gRPC/REST)
Benefits
Annual bonus
Equity compensation
Benefits
Company
Aurora Innovation
Aurora Innovation helps companies, businesses and organisations with many incoming calls, high availability requirements as well as service.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$3.11M2017-04-05Series Unknown· $3.11M
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