# Senior Functional Safety Engineer at Aurora

- Company: Aurora
- What the company does: Step inside the world of self-driving freight, powered by the Aurora Driver. Delivering the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly. Backed by Greylock, Index and Lightspeed.
- Company website: https://aurora.tech/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Mountain View, CA
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $162K to $260K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-15
- Apply by: 2026-11-29
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/aurora-operations-inc/fc870af6-9402-4be5-b6fb-43767e3a0310?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/aurora-senior-functional-safety-engineer/

## About the role

Contribute to functional safety for the autonomous vehicle software. Perform safety analysis of system products to identify design and architectural vulnerabilities. Derive from the analysis of technical and software safety requirements for safety critical software subsystems to ensure the safety of the self-driving vehicle in the presence of faults. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 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
- Bachelor's Degree or Master of Science in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Machine Learning or equivalent field
- Minimum 3+ years of experience working as a systems engineer, safety engineer or software engineer for a safety-critical product
- Experience performing safety-oriented analysis at the software architectural level
- Experience conducting design trade studies and formulating design proposals
- Experience establishing and executing software development best practices

Tags: Software Engineering

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