Embedded Software Engineer - Vehicle Controls at Aurora Innovation | Pittsburgh, PA

About UsAt Aurora Innovation, we are committed to revolutionizing transportation through self-driving technology, making it safe, efficient, and widely accessible.Discover The Aurora Driver and be part of a movement that promises a new era in mobility and logistics. Join our team at Aurora, where you'll engage with complex challenges alongside passionate and…

About UsAt Aurora, we are committed to advancing self-driving technology, making it safer, quicker, and more accessible for all.Explore the Aurora Driver and help us usher in a revolutionary era in mobility and logistics that prioritizes safety and efficiency.Joining Aurora means engaging with complex challenges alongside a team of passionate and intelligent individuals, fostering your growth as an expert in your field. Stay updated with the latest from Aurora by visiting aurora.tech or following us on LinkedIn.We seek a Control Systems Software Engineer to join our dedicated Autonomy Controls Software Team. This team is pivotal in designing, implementing, integrating, and verifying the motion control system for the Aurora Driver across various vehicle platforms.Your Responsibilities:Develop and optimize motion control algorithms for safety-critical systems.Assess control system performance in both offline simulations and real-world scenarios.Ensure system robustness against disturbances, failure modes, and varying environmental conditions.

Who We AreAurora Innovation is dedicated to transforming transportation through safe, rapid, and widespread self-driving technology.The Aurora Driver will usher in a new era of mobility and logistics, contributing to a safer, more efficient, and accessible future for all.At Aurora, you will face complex challenges alongside a team of passionate and intelligent individuals, allowing you to grow as an expert while expanding your knowledge base. For the latest updates from Aurora, visit aurora.tech or follow us on LinkedIn.Aurora seeks talented individuals from diverse backgrounds who are eager to contribute to a transportation ecosystem aimed at enhancing road safety, ensuring timely delivery of essential goods, and improving mobility for everyone.As a Manufacturing Engineer II within the Hardware Operations team, you will spearhead the integration of our autonomous vehicle technology at a contract upfitter during a crucial phase of rapid production scaling. This multidisciplinary role demands a self-reliant professional capable of merging mechanical and electromechanical systems within a high-volume manufacturing setting. You will act as a key technical liaison, coordinating with Technical Program Management, Supply Chain, Quality Assurance, and Production teams—both internally and externally—to guarantee that the design intent is comprehended and executed operationally at scale.This role is based on-site in Pittsburgh with up to 50% regional travel to the Detroit Metro area. Standard working days are Monday to Friday, with occasional weekend work as necessary depending on business conditions.

About UsAurora Innovation is dedicated to advancing self-driving technology, aiming to enhance safety, efficiency, and accessibility in transportation.Discover the Aurora Driver and join us in shaping the future of mobility and logistics.At Aurora, you will engage in complex challenges alongside talented individuals, fostering expertise while broadening your knowledge. For updates, visit aurora.tech or follow us on LinkedIn.Aurora is committed to hiring diverse, skilled individuals eager to contribute to a transportation ecosystem that enhances road safety and mobility for all.We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our Data Platform team. This team is responsible for managing the lifecycle of various data types, including autonomy sensor data, vehicle logs, simulations, models, and training sets. The ideal candidate will design and implement systems that effectively integrate both on-premises and cloud solutions, serving as a bridge between onboard systems and cloud infrastructures.Key ResponsibilitiesContribute to the development of internal products while adhering to best practices for data retention.Enhance log data availability, discoverability, and complete lifecycle management.Create efficient storage solutions for AV logs, balancing performance and cost-effectiveness while improving data hygiene across Aurora.Collaborate with software engineers and stakeholders to fulfill company objectives.

About UsAt Aurora Innovation, we are committed to advancing self-driving technology to make transportation safer and more accessible for everyone.Discover the Aurora Driver and join us in shaping the future of mobility and logistics.At Aurora, you will collaborate with a team of passionate and intelligent individuals to solve complex challenges while expanding your expertise. For the latest updates, visit aurora.tech or follow us on LinkedIn.We are on the lookout for a Software Engineer II, Test Drive to help us revolutionize the transportation ecosystem, ensuring safer roads and efficient delivery of essential goods.Role Overview:As a member of the Test Drive team, you will play a crucial role in developing and validating our autonomous driving technology. You will be engaged in creating essential tools, robust data pipelines, and scalable infrastructure to enhance the productivity of our organization. This position requires expertise in both front-end and back-end development across multiple frameworks and languages.Your responsibilities will include designing and implementing a highly integrated, user-friendly platform that underpins Aurora's offline testing workflows. This vital work contributes to generating the high-quality, diverse data necessary for validating and optimizing the Aurora Driver's planning behavior. Your efforts will significantly influence our ability to scale the Aurora Driver safely and efficiently, accelerating the arrival of autonomous transportation.

About UsAurora Innovation is dedicated to revolutionizing transportation through the safe and swift integration of self-driving technology.Discover The Aurora Driver and join us in shaping a future of mobility and logistics that is safer, more efficient, and more accessible for everyone. At Aurora, you will engage with complex challenges alongside a team of passionate and intelligent professionals, enhancing your expertise while expanding your skill set. Stay updated with our latest developments at aurora.tech or connect with us on LinkedIn. We are actively searching for a highly skilled Staff Software Engineer to enhance our core Autonomy Framework. Join our dedicated autonomy frameworks team responsible for the robotics middleware that fuels the Aurora Driver. In this pivotal role, you will focus on initiatives that optimize the performance, determinism, and efficiency of our Autonomy and Simulation applications. This is a unique opportunity to work on a fundamental aspect of our self-driving technology, directly influencing the safety and reliability of our autonomous vehicles.

About UsAt Aurora Innovation, our mission is to ensure that the benefits of self-driving technology are realized safely, swiftly, and inclusively.Discover the Aurora Driver which is set to revolutionize mobility and logistics, paving the way for a safer, more efficient, and accessible future for everyone.Join us at Aurora, where you will engage with complex challenges alongside a team of passionate and brilliant minds, further honing your expertise while expanding your knowledge. For updates on our latest advancements, visit aurora.tech or connect with us on LinkedIn.We are excited to invite talented individuals from diverse backgrounds to help us construct a transportation ecosystem that enhances road safety, ensures timely delivery of essential goods, and makes mobility more efficient and accessible for all. We are currently seeking a Software Engineer to join our Autonomy Integration Team (Functional Architecture)!In this role, you will:Collaborate with our Autonomy Integration team to build infrastructure and integrate software using a modern C++ autonomy stack.Engage with autonomy planning and control software, remote assistance solutions, and vehicle platform commands and monitoring systems.Implement fault monitoring for autonomy subsystems.Create software that will significantly impact the on-road behavior of autonomous vehicles, including operational modes, fault management, and health monitoring systems.Work with software/hardware interfaces such as embedded system simulations, hardware-in-the-loop, and vehicle system testing.Develop tools to automate testing and analysis of the motion planning subsystem, aiding in the verification of safety-critical standards.Conduct development in Linux-based environments or on embedded platforms.

About UsAt Aurora Innovation, we are dedicated to making self-driving technology safe and accessible for all. Our mission is to transform mobility and logistics, paving the way for a future that is safer and more efficient.Discover the Aurora Driver and join us in creating a revolutionary transportation ecosystem.At Aurora, you will engage with complex challenges and collaborate with passionate professionals, enhancing your skills and expertise. For updates, visit aurora.tech or follow us on LinkedIn.We are on the lookout for a skilled and driven Staff Software Engineer to spearhead a new team focused on enhancing and modernizing our Offline Testing Infrastructure (OTI). This essential infrastructure supports our PR testing, test development, and Verification & Validation (V&V) processes.This role is critical in boosting the efficiency of our engineering teams and ensuring the reliability of our release cycles. The ideal candidate will establish and guide a compact, specialized team to evolve OTI into a stable, high-performing, and scalable platform.Key Responsibilities:Lead the OTI Team: Act as the technical leader for the OTI team within PIE-Compute, driving the strategic vision and ensuring the long-term stability of our core infrastructure.Define and Optimize the Testing Ecosystem:Design a cutting-edge offline testing architecture that addresses the diverse needs of various teams, minimizing redundancy and siloing across the organization.Collaborate with Test Creation and Test Drive teams to...

About UsAt Aurora, we are dedicated to revolutionizing transportation through advanced self-driving technology, ensuring safety and accessibility for all.Discover the Aurora Driver as it paves the way for a new era in mobility, logistics, and safety. Join us at Aurora, where you will collaborate with a team of innovative thinkers to tackle complex challenges. For the latest updates, please visit aurora.tech or follow us on LinkedIn. We are on the lookout for a System Test Engineer to become an integral part of Aurora’s Sensing Subsystem Test Team. This team plays a crucial role in supporting the development, verification, and validation of subsystem-level autonomy tests, contributing to our Safety Case by delivering key performance insights through rigorous testing of the Aurora Driver.In this role, you will be responsible for:Creating and maintaining comprehensive test strategies, plans, and procedures for the Perception subsystem of the Aurora Driver.Acting as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for specific subsystems within the Perception framework, collaborating independently with teams across Autonomy, Systems, and Safety Engineering to define innovative methodologies that enhance performance.Proactively designing and implementing testing coverage strategies that align with product milestones.

Aurora Innovation develops self-driving technology with a focus on safety, efficiency, and accessibility. The company’s main product, the Aurora Driver, aims to reshape mobility and logistics. The Pittsburgh-based team values people who enjoy tackling complex challenges and want to advance autonomous vehicles. Role overview The manufacturing production group is expanding and seeks Hardware Technicians who pay close attention to detail and enjoy hands-on assembly work. This position suits those with experience building both simple and complex hardware systems, especially if interested in trucks, cars, and emerging technologies. The role supports the development of autonomous vehicles in a manufacturing setting. What you will do Assemble self-driving vehicles and sub-assemblies, following Aurora’s Manufacturing Quality Management System (QMS). Adhere to safety standards and meet internal deadlines, often working independently. Contribute to build documentation and participate in training, including mentorship and classroom instruction. Location This position is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

About UsAurora Innovation is at the forefront of revolutionizing transportation through advanced self-driving technology. Our mission is to ensure the safe, swift, and widespread adoption of this groundbreaking technology.Explore The Aurora Driver and witness the dawn of a new era in mobility and logistics, aimed at fostering a safer, more efficient, and accessible future for all. At Aurora, you'll engage with complex challenges alongside a team of passionate and skilled professionals, enhancing your expertise while broadening your knowledge base. For the latest updates, visit aurora.tech or follow us on LinkedIn. Aurora is dedicated to hiring exceptional individuals from diverse backgrounds who are eager to contribute to creating a transportation ecosystem that enhances road safety, ensures timely delivery of essential goods, and makes mobility more efficient and accessible for everyone. The journey to building our state-of-the-art self-driving truck Driver software necessitates a significant and ongoing computational effort. Daily, Aurora's engineers initiate and manage millions of compute tasks, systematically processing and analyzing vast amounts of critical data. This immense computational workload encompasses various vital domains, including raw and derived data processing pipelines, large-scale simulations for software testing and validation across countless scenarios, and intensive machine learning training jobs that underpin our autonomous system's intelligence.Central to orchestrating this monumental compute infrastructure is the Compute team. This team is committed to developing and maintaining the foundational technology that addresses key challenges in resource scheduling, task isolation, and distributed state consistency across our expansive batch compute fleet. Given our scale, traditional off-the-shelf orchestrators are inadequate. The Compute team engineers a custom solution - BatchAPI - that manages the lifecycle of millions of tasks, built upon K8s primitives with our proprietary scheduler.We are tackling the 'unsolved' challenges of distributed computing...

Who We AreAurora is dedicated to advancing self-driving technology to ensure it is safe, efficient, and widely accessible.Discover The Aurora Driver which is set to redefine mobility and logistics, paving the way for a safer and more efficient future. At Aurora, you will engage with complex challenges alongside a team of passionate and intelligent professionals, allowing you to grow as an expert in your field. For the latest updates about Aurora, visit aurora.tech or connect with us on LinkedIn. Aurora seeks talented individuals from diverse backgrounds committed to building a transportation ecosystem that enhances road safety, ensures timely delivery of essential goods, and promotes efficient and accessible mobility for all.We are on the lookout for a Senior Systems Test Engineer to join our Software Systems, Safety, and Test Engineering team. This team is pivotal in the engineering processes required to verify and validate Aurora’s self-driving technology, addressing one of the most significant challenges in systems engineering. The System Test team plays a crucial role in supporting the development of system-level autonomy through comprehensive testing and evaluation of the Aurora Driver.

About UsAurora Innovation is dedicated to making self-driving technology accessible, safe, and efficient for everyone. Our vision is to revolutionize the mobility and logistics sectors, paving the way for a future where transportation is safer and more accessible.Join us at Aurora, where you will confront intricate challenges alongside a team of brilliant, passionate professionals. As you grow your expertise, you’ll also contribute to our mission of improving transportation.For updates, check out aurora.tech or follow us on LinkedIn.We're on the lookout for a Senior Sales Manager to join our team. In this critical role, reporting directly to the Head of Sales, you will have full responsibility for the entire sales lifecycle—from prospecting and qualification to negotiation, closing deals, and facilitating post-sale transitions. Your efforts will be essential in driving our revenue growth and enhancing our market presence in the dynamic autonomous transportation industry.

About UsAt Aurora Innovation, we are dedicated to revolutionizing transportation through self-driving technology, making it safer, faster, and more accessible for everyone.Discover the Aurora Driver and join us in creating a new era in mobility and logistics, ensuring a safer and more efficient future.At Aurora, you will engage with complex challenges alongside talented and passionate colleagues, expanding your expertise and knowledge. For the latest updates, visit aurora.tech or follow us on LinkedIn.Your RoleWe are seeking a skilled Cadence PCB Librarian to join our team. This position will report to the Technical Lead Manager of PCB Layout as we transition from our retiring librarian. You will be responsible for managing and creating precise symbols and models, including schematic symbols, PCB footprints, and 3D models, for all PCBA applications from prototypes to volume production.

About UsAurora Innovation is dedicated to advancing self-driving technology to enhance safety, efficiency, and accessibility in transportation.Discover the Aurora Driver — a groundbreaking initiative poised to revolutionize mobility and logistics, making our roads safer and more efficient for everyone. Join our team at Aurora, where you will collaborate with passionate professionals to tackle complex challenges, grow your expertise, and contribute to a safer transportation ecosystem. For the latest updates, visit aurora.tech or follow us on LinkedIn. We are looking for a Quality Engineer II who will play a crucial role in ensuring quality throughout the manufacturing and supply chain processes for the Aurora Driver. The ideal candidate will be data-driven, skilled in complex problem-solving, and possess a robust quality and product-focused mindset. You will lead cross-functional teams to identify and resolve quality issues, ensuring the safe and efficient delivery of self-driving technology.

About UsAurora Innovation is on a mission to revolutionize transportation by delivering self-driving technology that is safe, swift, and widely accessible.Discover The Aurora Driver which will usher in a new era of mobility and logistics, creating a safer, more efficient, and universally accessible future. Join us at Aurora where you'll face intricate challenges alongside a team of passionate and intelligent professionals, expanding your expertise and knowledge. For the latest updates, check out our website at aurora.tech and follow us on LinkedIn. Aurora is committed to hiring talented individuals from diverse backgrounds who are eager to contribute to a transportation ecosystem that enhances road safety and ensures efficient delivery of essential goods. We are currently seeking a Senior Manager, People Programs.The People Organization serves as a pivotal business enabler, developing and supporting the teams that bring the Aurora Driver to life. We are looking for a results-driven and proactive Senior Manager, People Programs to lead our Program Management team in executing vital initiatives across the People Organization.This multifaceted, high-impact role is tailored for a strategic thinker who excels in uncertain environments. You will be a versatile contributor to the People team, potentially leading large-scale transformations in one quarter while managing a collection of impactful, shorter-term initiatives in the next. Whether collaborating with Training & Development, People Business Partners, or People Operations and Analytics, your mission remains consistent: transform strategies into actionable realities.

About UsAt Aurora Innovation, we are on a mission to revolutionize transportation by making self-driving technology safe, efficient, and accessible for all.Discover the Aurora Driver and join us in creating a transformative era in mobility and logistics.At Aurora, you will engage with intricate challenges alongside a team of passionate and intelligent professionals, enhancing your expertise while broadening your skill set. For updates, visit aurora.tech or follow us on LinkedIn.Position OverviewWe are seeking a talented Software Engineer II to join our Control Simulation team. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in validating and enhancing the safety and performance of the Aurora Driver.As a member of our team, you will work at the intersection of Machine Learning, Software Engineering, Data Science, and Vehicle Dynamics. Your contributions will include developing our next-generation data-driven vehicle simulator, constructing data pipelines to extract critical scenarios from our fleet, generating simulations from logs, and analyzing data to validate the safety of our motion control software.This position is ideal for an engineer who thrives in a dynamic environment, balancing model development, infrastructure creation, and data analysis.

About UsAt Aurora Innovation, we are dedicated to revolutionizing transportation through safe and efficient self-driving technology.The Aurora Driver is set to transform mobility and logistics, ushering in a future that is not only safer but also more accessible for everyone. Join us at Aurora, where you'll collaborate with a team of passionate and intelligent professionals to solve complex challenges, enhancing your expertise while expanding your knowledge. For more updates, visit aurora.tech or follow us on LinkedIn. We are on the lookout for a Software Engineer to become a vital part of our Vehicle Platform Integrations Team! Key Responsibilities:Collaborate with the vehicle integration team to design and implement infrastructure for integrating embedded software with a cutting-edge C++ autonomy stack.Engage with autonomy planning, control software, and vehicle platform commands and monitoring systems.Develop fault monitoring mechanisms for vehicle platforms.Create software that directly influences the operational behavior of autonomous vehicles, including modes of operation, fault management, and health monitoring.Work with software/hardware interfaces, including embedded system simulation, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and vehicle system level evaluations.Construct tools for automating testing and analysis of control subsystems to ensure compliance with safety-critical coverage standards.Perform development in both Linux-based and embedded environments.

About UsAt Aurora Innovation, our mission is to revolutionize mobility by safely and rapidly delivering the benefits of self-driving technology to everyone.The Aurora Driver is set to usher in a new era of logistics and transportation, ensuring a future that is safer, more efficient, and more accessible for all.At Aurora, you will take on complex challenges alongside a team of passionate and talented individuals, enhancing your expertise while expanding your knowledge. For the latest updates, visit us at aurora.tech or follow us on LinkedIn.As part of Aurora’s Cloud Security team, your mission will be to design and implement robust security capabilities for our infrastructure and services. We leverage public cloud infrastructure extensively, particularly AWS, Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code technologies.This position demands a profound, hands-on knowledge of cloud security principles and architecture, especially within AWS and Kubernetes (EKS). As a Senior Engineer, you will take full ownership of the design and implementation of critical security infrastructure, acting as a key technical contributor and mentor within the security team and throughout engineering. Discover more about our security approach on our blog: Aurora's approach to cybersecurity for autonomous trucking.You will drive projects in one or more of the following essential areas, depending on team needs and your specific expertise:Lead the design and implementation of core security infrastructure services, including certificate management (PKI), secrets management, and centralized authentication/authorization services utilizing standards like OIDC and SAML.Specialize in AWS Security: Architect and manage security boundaries and access controls across the AWS ecosystem.

About UsAt Aurora, our mission is to provide safe, fast, and widespread access to self-driving technology.Explore The Aurora Driver which aims to usher in a new era of mobility and logistics, making transportation safer, more efficient, and more accessible to everyone.Join a team of passionate and intelligent individuals as we tackle complex challenges and expand our expertise. For the latest updates, visit aurora.tech or follow us on LinkedIn.Aurora is committed to hiring individuals from diverse backgrounds to build a transportation ecosystem that enhances road safety, ensures timely delivery of goods, and improves mobility for all.We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Vehicle Data Management team. This team is responsible for managing data flows, including autonomy sensor data, vehicle logs, simulations, models, and training sets. The ideal candidate will design and implement systems that facilitate efficient communication between physical offloaders and cloud infrastructure.Your Role:Design and implement scalable on-vehicle/offload and cloud data systems that can handle hundreds of petabytes of multimodal data (sensor, log, simulation, and ML datasets).Enhance the reliability and performance of offline data workflows, focusing on throughput, latency, and discoverability (indexing, metadata, search).Create internal tools, libraries, and operational patterns to evolve and scale data pipelines.Manage key services end-to-end, including design, implementation, rollout, operational management, observability, and incident response.Collaborate directly with stakeholders across onboard systems, autonomy, ML, and infrastructure to deliver effective solutions.