Seattle, Washington, United States Hybrid Employment USD 160,000 - 215,000 Yearly

Aurora Innovation is hiring a Staff Product Program Engineer

About the Role

Aurora Innovation is hiring a Staff Product Program Engineer to plan, initiate, and manage critical IT and autonomous driving projects. You will be central to developing, releasing, and managing the safety case for our AI systems within the Autonomy organization.

What You'll Do

  • Plan, initiate, and manage information technology projects.
  • Develop and support project plans for autonomous driving projects and AI solutions.
  • Monitor end-to-end AI systems product development and release, ensuring adherence to schedule and scope.
  • Perform risk assessments of AI system development and release to develop response strategies.
  • Perform cross-functional project and program management.
  • Provide operations support for AI-based products, and verification & validation support for AI system release and safety case evidence management.

What We're Looking For

  • A Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering field.
  • 5 years of experience with Autonomous Driving or similar autonomous technologies.
  • Working experience with production-level artificial intelligence systems.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of autonomous vehicle-specific sensors and sensor fusion data used by AI models.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of agile, scrum, and waterfall program management techniques.
  • Demonstrated experience with the JIRA project management tool.
  • Deep knowledge of the product design process for AI products and features.
  • Proficiency in Python, Jupyter Notebook, Github, and SQL coding techniques.
  • Deep knowledge of system engineering and architecture of AI systems.
  • Proven ability to understand and generate requests / manage priorities for the verification & validation process of developing AI models.
  • Demonstrated ability to interpret AI model results and define related data needs.
  • Deep knowledge of the AI software release process and deployment to onboard hardware.
  • Demonstrated ability to identify and manage the performance metrics necessary for establishing a risk-based argument for a safety case.
  • Demonstrated ability to define and assess requirements that make up the safety case for safe AV operation on public roads.

Technical Stack

  • Python
  • Jupyter Notebook
  • Github
  • SQL
  • JIRA

Team & Environment

You will be working within the Autonomy organization, focusing on AI solutions and project management.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary range: $160,000 - $215,000
  • Equity compensation
  • Annual bonus
  • Benefits package

Work Mode

This role offers a hybrid work arrangement.

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.

Required Skills
PythonJupyter NotebookGithubSQLJIRAAutonomous DrivingAI SystemsSensor FusionAgileScrumWaterfall
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Aurora Innovation

Aurora’s mission is to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly. The Aurora Driver will create a new era in mobility and logistics, one that will bring a safer, more efficient, and more accessible future to everyone.

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Department Project and Program Management
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Posted 14 days ago