Aurora is working to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly, and is searching for a Senior Safety Data Scientist to support the development of quantitative safety arguments and tooling infrastructure.
Requirements
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Python and R
- Experience building and deploying models using Amazon Web Services (AWS) tools, e.g. AWS Bedrock, Redshift
- Experience working with data transformation tools such as DBT
- Knowledge and experience with relational databases (SQL) and data warehouses
- Strong skills for querying, analyzing, and visualizing large datasets
- Expertise in applied statistics, exploratory data analysis, hypothesis testing, and probabilistic modeling
- Experience in machine learning techniques
Responsibilities
- Design and deploy safety related data pipelines, models, tooling, and infrastructure in partnership with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Execute in-depth safety analysis on operational and simulation data, distilling complex findings into immediate, actionable risk mitigation strategies.
- Implement safety-related initiatives in alignment with safety goals and best practices.
- Develop safety related processes and reporting for organizational, operational, and product data to ensure accuracy and consistency.
- Support the identification of systemic, latent, and emerging risks in fleet operations to advance root cause analyses and implement appropriate risk management measures.
- Define and evolve safety metrics by designing and validating novel measures using hypothesis testing and exploratory analysis.
- Audit and validate technical safety evidence and artifacts spanning the breadth of self-driving technology (hardware, software, and operations) to ensure alignment with quantitative safety arguments and regulatory standards through enterprise tool suites
Other
- Bachelor's/Master's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent technical experience.
- 5+ years of industry experience solving complex problems
- Ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team
- Effective written and verbal communication skills to present work with, and present technical analysis to, both technical and non-technical audiences
- Commitment to inclusion and diversity, with Aurora considering 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.
