Simulation QA Specialist Aurora
San Francisco, CA

Job Description

Aurora Overview

Aurora works at the intersection of rigorous engineering and applied machine learning to address one of the most challenging, important, and interesting opportunities of our generation: transforming the way people and goods move.

Founded by three of the world's leaders of the self-driving vehicle industry, we design the software and hardware that will power the next revolution in transportation. We partner with others as we believe this allows us to move more quickly than any one company can move alone.

Aurora hires people who want to build the future of transportation. We are searching for quality assurance specialists to work on our simulation team. He/She will work closely with a multidisciplinary team spanning software quality, software engineering and operations to define, design, test, and implement simulation scenarios.

Responsibilities

* Review all simulation scenario creations for quality while inspecting for specific criteria
* Review simulations between different software releases and escalate any issues
* Seek information to understand the behavior behind these events and structure and organize them more efficiently to ensure accuracy and data quality
* Help define strategy and priority areas working closely with the head of the team as well as cross-functionally between engineering and operations
* Provide feedback on current tooling and assist in efficiency improvements for these tools and technologies
* Improve the development of metrics and dashboards

Essential

* Excellent analytical skills, including proficiency with SQL and advanced Google Sheets/Excel skills
* Structured thinking - can easily break down complex ambiguous problems and propose alternative solutions
* Strong relationship building skills and ability to work with very different teams, at the intersection of engineering and operations in a fast-moving startup environment
* Self starter (and self directed) with a high sense of urgency while maintaining a meticulous attention to detail
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Commitment to the team, you're willing to help out wherever needed

Desirable

* B.S in STEM field
* Ability to travel to remote offices as needed
* Has a passion for autonomous vehicle technology

Working at Aurora

* Your work has real purpose and will improve lives all around the world. Our technology will increase roadway safety, expand access to transportation, revitalize our cities, and create a new platform for people to enjoy next generation experiences in transportation
* We're a growing team of incredibly smart and very fun people you'll likely enjoy being around

More about Aurora

Aurora has assembled one of the most experienced leadership teams in the space to go build the next leading self-driving vehicle company - including leaders from Google / Waymo, Tesla, Uber ATG, Apple, and several others to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology quickly and safely around the world. We are partnered with some of the largest automakers on the planet and funded by some of Silicon Valley's best venture capital firms, including Greylock and Index Ventures.