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Staff Functional Safety Engineer

Aurora
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Full Time
Posted October 14, 2025
$146k - $234k
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Job Description

The Staff Functional Safety Engineer at Aurora is responsible for performing safety analyses, developing safety concepts, and ensuring the safety of autonomous vehicle systems through fault management and hazard assessments, working collaboratively with cross-functional teams to meet safety standards and requirements.

Key Responsibilities

  • Perform safety analysis at all system levels to identify vulnerabilities
  • Derive safety requirements and safety goals from analysis
  • Build and maintain functional and technical safety concepts for autonomous systems
  • Conduct failure modes, effects, and analysis (FMEA) and fault tree analysis (FTA)
  • Perform hazard analysis and risk assessment (HARA)
  • Create and manage safety requirements using requirement management tools
  • Develop and maintain processes related to functional safety and software quality
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define system constraints and fault management strategies
  • Serve as safety subject matter expert in safety-critical design decisions

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree, Master of Science or PhD in Engineering or related discipline
  • Minimum 7 years of experience working in functional safety, system safety, or safety engineering
  • Experience performing Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
  • Ability to demonstrate a proven track record of successfully working with large, complex teams in a results-driven environment
  • Ability to perform implementation-agnostic safety analysis for complex designs
  • Comfortable working with ambiguity and evolving priorities
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Working knowledge of ISO 26262

Benefits & Perks

Compensation/salary range: $146,000 - $234,000 per year
Eligible for an annual bonus
Equity compensation
Benefits (unspecified)

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