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 searching for an experienced software engineer with security development experience that is excited to lead development of security-specific software components for the autonomous vehicle platform to join us on this mission.
Aurora’s Security Software Engineering team’s mission is to design, implement, and evaluate security components across Aurora’s software, hardware, and services.
Our team is responsible for the secure design and implementation of technology built for the onboard vehicle platform and the cloud services with which the vehicle communicates. In addition to contributing to the security architectural strategy, the team is involved in architecture reviews, reviewing and proposing threat models, security code reviews, and release-security for Aurora’s products. The focus of this team however, is the design and development of new security frameworks and technologies for our autonomous vehicle platform.
In this role, you will
- Design and develop new security components for our autonomous vehicle platform
- Build and embed security components within autonomy frameworks and infrastructure frameworks
- Work with partner teams to perform architectural design reviews of software, hardware, and services
- Lead successful integration of security capabilities and components with partner teams
- Work with Vehicle Platform partners and OEMs and ensure successful security integration into the Aurora Driver platform
- Guide and mentor both security and non-security engineers
Required Qualifications
- Ability and desire to write production-quality code in C++, and Golang
- Ability to work effectively with other software engineers on design and code
- Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences
- Familiarity with automotive protocols and security standards
- Experience building and evaluating threat models
- Familiarity with and Ability to implement best practices related to cryptographic protocols, infrastructure and network security
- Ability to translate company goals into product requirements
- Able to lead a team and organize projects in order to deliver desired outcome
- Able to work cross functionally with other teams
- Minimum 5 years of experience in a security-specific or security-adjacent industry
- Minimum 2 years of experience in the robotics or automotive industry or equivalent
Desirable Qualifications
- Experience evaluating the security of software and services
- Foundational knowledge of embedded firmware security and hardware security, preferably in the robotics or automotive space
- Familiarity working with or developing fuzzers
- Familiarity with cloud security (AWS) and infrastructure-as-code
- Familiarity with Trusted Platform Modules, HSMs, and trusted boot
- A history of giving back to the security industry via open source contributions, published papers, or conference presentations
The base salary range for this position is $212,000 - $340,000 per year. Aurora’s pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, the successful candidate’s starting base pay will be determined based on factors including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, relevant education or training, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. The successful candidate will also be eligible for an annual bonus, equity compensation, and benefits.
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