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Senior Systems Engineer – Vehicle Platform

Senior Systems Engineer – Vehicle Platform

CompanyAurora Innovation
LocationPittsburgh, PA, USA
Salary$135000 – $216000
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s, Master’s
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong physics and engineering fundamentals spanning electrical, mechanical, and software systems
  • Hands-on experience with vehicle testing and data analysis, including use and customization of automotive specific tools such as CANalyzer, CANape, etc.
  • Experience designing and executing experiments on electrical, mechanical, and software systems
  • Proven ability to root cause issues in complex systems
  • Strong organizational skills; ability to coordinate testing and analysis efforts across a large number of stakeholders, internal and external
  • BS or MS, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or another relevant engineering field

Responsibilities

  • Work hands-on at the interface of the Aurora Driver and our OEM partners’ vehicle platforms
  • Provide vehicle-specific functional integration support with Aurora’s evolving hardware kit generations
  • Develop and execute on-vehicle test plans against Aurora’s vehicle platform requirements, including functional and interface verification, fault injection, and performance characterization
  • Investigate fleet field issues and work cross-functionally within Aurora and with our OEM partners to identify technical or operational mitigations
  • Own and deliver evidence to support Aurora’s Safety Case claims related to vehicle platform safety and performance

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience developing, implementing, and/or testing vehicle level control software for major subsystems (powertrain, battery, chassis, etc.)
  • Competence in scripting (e.g. Python) for batch processing of log data
  • Knowledge of class 8 truck-specific systems (e.g. air systems, trailers, etc.)