Software Test Engineer

Aurora Innovation • Pittsburgh, PA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

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.
At Aurora, you will tackle massively complex problems alongside other passionate, intelligent individuals, growing as an expert while expanding your knowledge. For the latest news from Aurora, visit aurora.tech or follow us on LinkedIn.
Aurora hires talented people with diverse backgrounds who are ready to help build a transportation ecosystem that will make our roads safer, get crucial goods where they need to go, and make mobility more efficient and accessible for all. We are looking for a Software Test Engineer to join the Scenario Generation team. We're looking to have someone who is able to become familiar with all of our standard operating practices and is able to inspect for inefficiencies and potential solutions to help address them. This may include streamlining processes to remove manual error touch points, understanding operational pain points where software solutions could help catalyze accuracy and efficiency of build and generally provide guidance cross-functionally that will benefit both the Test Specialist and Test Engineering teams involved in Offline Testing.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree or higher in Software Engineering, Systems Engineering or a related field
• 4+ years of experience in test engineering, systems test engineering, or other related work
• Familiarity with modern software development practices and designs, unit testing, integration test, and release processes
• Proven ability to work in high-ambiguity environments with evolving priorities, while managing diverse stakeholders across software, product, and operations teams

Nice To Haves

• Experience writing verifiable requirements and/or design documentation, preferably as it would relate to autonomous systems

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain test framework, data pipelines and/or automation components for system-level testing of the Aurora Driver
• Continuously analysing the Offline test environment for inefficiencies and/or opportunities to improve velocity and accuracy in test creation output
• Implement diverse testing methods including simulation, Hardware-In-Loop (HIL), track, and road testing in support of autonomy development and system verification and validation
• Design and execute tests, analyze results, and identify defects or anomalies in system behavior
• Work closely with development teams to investigate root causes and drive resolution of issues
• Provide frequent, simple, and clear written and verbal communication of complex ideas to external teams, peers, and stakeholders
• Design, develop, execute, and train others in processes that embody engineering best practice

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level