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Full-Time

Staff Functional Safety Engineer

Autonomy

Posted on 3/22/2024

Aurora Innovation

Aurora Innovation

1,001-5,000 employees

Develops autonomous driving systems for vehicles

Data & Analytics
Robotics & Automation
Automotive & Transportation
Hardware
Industrial & Manufacturing
AI & Machine Learning

Compensation Overview

$170k - $272kAnnually

Mid, Senior

Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Category
QA & Testing
Automation Testing
Security Testing
Quality Assurance Management
Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree, Master of Science or PhD in Engineering or related discipline
  • Minimum 5+ years of experience working in functional safety, system safety, or safety engineering
  • 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
  • Ability to derive technical safety requirements from analytical and data models
  • Comfortable working with ambiguity and evolving priorities
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Working knowledge of ISO 26262, IEC 61508, DO-178b/c, or MIL-STD-882
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
  • Perform risk-driven hazard identification and analysis for prevention and control measures in order to satisfy the safety goals
  • Perform Failure Modes, Effects and Analysis and Fault Tree Analysis of Autonomy
  • Analyze multi-agent interactions between road users and the self-driving vehicle to ensure safe system response
  • Derive various design constraints with respect to system performance and timing to ensure the faults and failures are properly mitigated
  • Collaborate with software subject-matter-experts to build the fault management concept to detect, control and mitigate faults
  • Document the approaches and analyses, develop safety requirements from the analyses while working with stakeholders

Aurora is developing the Aurora Driver, an intelligent autonomous driving system designed for multiple vehicle types, including freight-hauling trucks and ride-hailing passenger vehicles. The technology incorporates a fusion of sensor types, high definition mapping data, and continuous training on public roads and in virtual tests to ensure safe and efficient autonomous transport.

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

$5.4B

Headquarters

Mountain View, California

Founded

2017

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

5%

1 year growth

9%

2 year growth

14%

Benefits

Medical, Vision, Life Insurance

Paid leave

Vacation, Holidays & Sick Time

LinkedIn Learning

Aurora Academy

401(k)

Commuter Benefits

Flexible Spending Account

Onsite Food

PerkSpot

Working from Home Support

Emotional & Physical Wellness

Employee Assistance Program

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