Aurora's mission is to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly. The Embedded Software Engineer will contribute to building a transportation ecosystem that will make roads safer, get crucial goods where they need to go, and make mobility more efficient and accessible for all.
Requirements
- Basic knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals to support low level debugging
- Expert level knowledge of C or C++ programming
- Strong knowledge of communication protocols, from low level (SPI, UART, CAN) to high level (TCP/UDP)
- Familiarity with electronics test equipment and hardware debugging (multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, etc)
- Experience with time synchronization protocols such as PTP
- Experience with safety critical systems and processes.
- Experience with RTOS environments, especially FreeRTOS/SafeRTOS.
Responsibilities
- Design, prototype, build, and test production embedded vehicle firmware.
- Evaluate, implement, test, and optimize applications in a real-time operating system environment.
- Work with software, hardware and mechanical engineers throughout the lifecycle of the product - from device bring-up to manufacturing and deployment.
- Work with test engineers and platform engineers in developing testing frameworks and harnesses at the unit, integration, and system levels.
- Develop a deep understanding of functional safety and security concepts relevant to autonomous vehicles.
Other
- The base salary range for this position is $139,000-$223,000 per year.
- The successful candidate will also be eligible for an annual bonus, equity compensation, and benefits.
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