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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.

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.

In this role, you will

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.

More specifically, your responsibilities in the role are highlighted as:

• 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.

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Working at Aurora:

At Aurora, we bring together extraordinarily talented and experienced people united by the strength of our values. We operate with integrity, set outrageous goals, and build a culture where we win together — all without any jerks.

We believe in-person work increases collaboration, empathy and our ability to lead effectively. As a result, we operate in a hybrid work environment where Aurorans are in office at least 3 days per week.

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Our commitment to safety

At the core of everything we do is our commitment to safety. Building best-in-class self-driving technology will take time, and we believe that each employee at Aurora has a role in contributing to safety, every step of the way. Aurora expects commitment to our safety policies from every employee, and seeks candidates who take an active responsibility, can contribute to building an atmosphere of trust, and invest in the organization’s long-term success by prioritizing working safely, no matter what.

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