Staff Safety Standards Engineer
About the role
The Aurora Driver will create a new era in mobility and logistics, bringing a safer, more efficient, and more accessible future to everyone. As a Staff Safety Standards Engineer, you will play a critical role in shaping the safety and regulatory standards that govern autonomous trucking.
Responsibilities
- Lead development, implementation, and conformance strategies of safety standards and guidelines for self-driving vehicle deployment
- Serve as subject-matter expert and external representative with regulators, industry coalitions, and standards bodies
- Represent Aurora’s safety approach to customers and our OEM partners
- Monitor, analyze, and anticipate regulatory changes across U.S. and international frameworks related to the safety of Aurora products; translate findings into actionable guidance for product engineering, and operational teams
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, or a related technical field
- 10+ years in safety, compliance, regulatory, or related engineering roles within transportation or an adjacent safety critical industry
- Expert knowledge of automotive safety policy, regulation, and standards
- Thorough understanding of product development life cycles that incorporate safety
- Proven ability to develop, negotiate, and communicate safety policy, technical analyses, and compliance information to diverse audiences
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex, cross-functional programs and external stakeholder relationships
- Direct experience with automotive, ADAS or autonomous vehicle compliance, standards, or certification
- Familiarity with homologation, type approval, or certification processes for light-duty or commercial vehicles
- Exposure to international regulatory frameworks (e.g., UNECE)
- Experience working within or alongside a federal agency, regulatory body, or public-private partnership
- Familiarity with safety challenges of ML-based systems
Qualifications
- Advanced degree in a relevant technical or regulatory discipline
Skills
Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate technical findings into clear safety policy or recommendations
Effective communication and collaboration skills across all levels
Benefits
Base salary range: $171,000 - $247,000 per Year
Aurora’s pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, the successful candidate’s starting base pay will be determined based on factors including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, relevant education or training, and market conditions.
The successful candidate will also be eligible for an annual bonus, equity compensation, and benefits.
Working at Aurora: At Aurora, we bring together extraordinarily talented and experienced people united by the strength of our values. We operate with integrity, set outrageous goals, and build a culture where we win together — all without any jerks. We believe in-person work increases collaboration, empathy and our ability to lead effectively. As a result, we operate in a hybrid work environment where Aurorans are in office at least 3 days per week.
Our commitment to safety: At the core of everything we do is our commitment to safety. Building best-in-class self-driving technology will take time, and we believe that each employee at Aurora has a role in contributing to safety, every step of the way.
Our commitment to inclusion: Aurora considers candidates without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy status, parent or caregiver status, ancestry, political affiliation, veteran and/or military status, physical or mental disability, or any other status protected by federal or state law. Aurora considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures.