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Staff Safety Systems Engineer, Software Integrity

Aurora
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Full Time
Posted February 11, 2026
$171k - $247k
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Job Description

The role involves leading and ensuring the integrity of software development processes for autonomous vehicle systems, with a focus on safety standards such as ISO 26262 and ASPICE, to support the deployment of safe and reliable self-driving technology.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and ensure the integrity of the software development process, including ASPICE conformance and alignment with ISO 26262.
  • Manage the end-to-end software development lifecycle, ensuring processes are well-defined, scalable, and consistently applied.
  • Interpret and apply safety standards and requirements to deterministic and probabilistic software systems.
  • Tailor and implement verification, validation, and design traceability strategies to meet industry standards.
  • Collaborate on risk assessments and safety case development, ensuring safety-related evidence and compliance are integrated.
  • Provide technical leadership and cross-functional alignment on software safety, quality, and risk management in safety-critical environments.

Requirements

  • Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field
  • Five or more years experience in a safety critical industry with safety-critical software development standards, and requirements-driven software verification and validation strategies
  • Significant experience in software systems engineering, software process definition, software quality, or safety-critical development
  • Strong working knowledge of Automotive SPICE ASPICE
  • Proficiency in ISO 26262
  • Demonstrated understanding of the differences between deterministic and probabilistic software, particularly related to Code coverage strategies, Requirements and design traceability, Verification and validation approaches
  • Experience with risk assessments and safety cases
  • Ability to interpret and apply ISO 26262 and ASPICE requirements across Deterministic software systems and Probabilistic and learning-based software systems
  • Experience supporting Risk Assessment and Safety Case activities, including collaborating as the SPC for software risk assessment and safety case deliverables
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills

Benefits & Perks

Base salary range of $171,000 - $247,000 per year
Annual bonus
Equity compensation
Hybrid work environment with in-office presence at least 3 days per week
Benefits (unspecified, but implied as part of compensation package)

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