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Software Engineer, Autonomy Controls

Aurora
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Full Time
Posted February 2, 2026
$146k - $212k
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Job Description

The Control Systems Software Engineer will design, develop, and verify motion control algorithms for Aurora's self-driving vehicle platform, ensuring safety, robustness, and performance in a safety-critical environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and verify motion control algorithms for the Aurora Driver system
  • Analyze control system performance in offline and on-road environments
  • Verify the robustness of control systems against disturbances, failures, and environmental conditions

Requirements

  • Experience building production-quality C code with at least 8 years of experience working on control systems for vehicle platforms in automotive, aerospace, robotics, or related fields.
  • Experience in control system design with a solid foundation in control theory.
  • Experience analyzing and simulating nonlinear vehicle dynamics.
  • Knowledge of state estimation and signal processing techniques.
  • Ability to develop motion control algorithms for a safety-critical system.
  • Ability to analyze control system performance in both offline and on-road execution environments.
  • Ability to verify the robustness of the control system to disturbances, failure modes, and environmental conditions.

Benefits & Perks

Compensation/salary range: 146K - 211.5K per year
Annual bonus
Equity compensation
Hybrid work environment (in-office at least 3 days per week)

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