Staff Safety Standards Engineer

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Aurora is on a mission to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely quickly and broadly. As a Staff Safety Standards Engineer you will play a critical role in shaping the safety and regulatory standards that govern autonomous trucking working directly with external stakeholders and organizations to shape how this technology is defined evaluated and approved.

This individual contributor role combines deep regulatory fluency safety standards expertise and cross-functional influence. Youll partner across engineering operations legal and government relations teams while engaging directly with regulators standards bodies and industry coalitions. Your work will help shape the future of autonomous vehicle safety and ensure Auroras systems are designed built and deployed in alignment with evolving U.S. and international standards.

In this role you will

• 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 Auroras 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

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors 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 (e.g. aviation nuclear medical devices oil and gas etc.)
• 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 (regulators engineers legal executives)
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex cross-functional programs and external stakeholder relationships
• Experience representing an organization with regulators standards development organizations and industry coalitions
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate technical findings into clear safety policy or recommendations
• Effective communication and collaboration skills across all levels

Desirable Qualifications

• 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
• Advanced degree in a relevant technical or regulatory discipline

The basesalary range for this position is $171000 - $247000 per Year. Auroras pay ranges are determined by role level and location. Within the range the successful candidates starting base pay will be determined based on factors including job-related skills experience qualifications relevant education or training and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. The successful candidate will also be eligible for an annual bonus equity compensation and benefits.