# Senior Software Engineer, Motion Controls 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: $160K to $262K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-14
- Apply by: 2026-11-28
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/aurora-operations-inc/fcb5715b-0ec7-407a-be1b-369074273be0?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/aurora-senior-software-engineer-autonomy-controls/

## About the role

Develop motion control algorithms for a safety-critical system Analyze control system performance in both offline and on-road execution environments Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 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

Tags: Software Engineering

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