Aurora · 8 hours ago
Staff Safety Systems Engineer, Software Integrity
Pittsburgh, PA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$171K/yr - $247K/yr
5+ years expAurora is a company focused on delivering self-driving technology safely and efficiently. The Staff Safety Systems Engineer – Software Integrity will lead the software development process, ensuring compliance with industry standards while providing technical leadership in safety-critical environments.
Electric VehicleTransportationAutomotiveAutonomous Vehicles
Responsibilities
Lead of Software Development Process including ASPICE Conformance
Lead the end-to-end software development process, ensuring it is well-defined, scalable, and consistently applied across programs
Align software processes with ISO 26262 and ASPICE, ensuring both compliance and practical adoption by engineering teams
Continuously evaluate and improve processes to balance rigor, efficiency, and engineering effectiveness
Serve as the single point of conformance (SPC) for software process integrity
Interpret and apply ISO 26262 and ASPICE requirements across:
+ Deterministic software systems
+ Probabilistic and learning-based software systems
+ Lead the tailoring of standard expectations—such as code coverage, design traceability, and verification & validation (V&V)—to ensure they meet the intent of the standards while remaining technically appropriate for probabilistic behavior
Support Risk Assessment & Safety Case Alignment
Collaborate as the SPC for software risk assessment, ensuring risks are systematically identified, analyzed, monitored, and managed throughout the development lifecycle
Act as a key liaison to the Safety organization on the Safety case, ensuring that the system safety process deliverables are integrated with the safety case as evidence
+ Provide expert guidance on what constitutes sufficient evidence, rationale, and justification for compliance
+ Collaborate with Safety on topics like Regulatory Compliance, Anomaly Management etc
Qualification
Required
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
Comfortable working with ambiguity, evolving priorities, and challenging problems
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Preferred
Demonstrated proficiency in the application of ISO 26262, ASPICE, and ISO 21448 (SOTIF)
Familiarity with the applications of Artificial Intelligence or Autonomous Systems technologies (e.g., Reinforcement Learning, Deep Learning, Machine Learning) to sensing, perception, multi-unit planning, or command and control of autonomous systems
Experience with ADAS, autonomous systems, or other complex safety-critical software products
Prior experience as a process owner, technical lead, or compliance focal
Experience supporting OEM reviews, ASPICE assessments, or ISO 26262 audits
Benefits
Annual bonus
Equity compensation
Benefits
Company
Aurora
Aurora is building self-driving technology to operate multiple vehicle types, from freight-hauling trucks to ride-hailing passenger ones.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4.19BKey Investors
UberSequoia CapitalGreylock,Index Ventures
2024-08-01Post Ipo Equity· $483M
2023-07-19Post Ipo Equity· $820M
2021-11-04Post Ipo Equity· $1.8B
Leadership Team
Chris Urmson
CEO and co-founder
David Maday
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2025-12-24
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