Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Controls

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.

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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 Senior or Staff Software Engineer to join Aurora’s Motion Control team. The Motion Control team is responsible for designing, implementing, integrating, and verifying the motion control system of the Aurora Driver with all vehicle platforms.

In this role, you will

• Develop motion control algorithms for a safety-critical system
• Analyze control system performance in both offline and on-road execution environments
• Verify robustness of system to disturbances, failure modes, and environmental conditions

• Experience in control system design with a solid foundation in control theory
• Experience building production-quality C++ code
• 5+ years of experience working on control systems for robots or vehicles in automotive, aerospace, robotics, or related fields., * Familiarity with design of fail-safe/fail-operational control systems
• Experience in verifying design of safety-critical and/or autonomous systems
• Experience analyzing/simulating nonlinear vehicle dynamics
• Knowledge of state estimation and signal processing techniques
• Masters or PhD in related field

For roles based in Mountain View, CA: The salary range for this position is $160,000 - $262,000 per year.

For roles based in Pittsburgh, PA: The salary range for this position is $146,000 - $234,000 per year.

Aurora’s mission is to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly., 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, Aurorans are expected to work from the office at least 3 days per week, with some roles requiring more frequent in-office presence, up to 5 days per week, based on operational needs.

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