1. What is a QA Engineer at AURORA?
At AURORA, the role of a QA Engineer (often titled System Test Engineer, NPI Test Engineer, or Software Engineer in Test) is fundamentally different from traditional software quality assurance. You are not simply finding bugs in a web application; you are the final line of defense for the Aurora Driver, a self-driving system that operates heavy trucks and passenger vehicles on public roads. Your work directly impacts the safety of the transportation ecosystem, ensuring that massive, complex autonomous systems perform reliably in dynamic, real-world environments.
This position sits at the intersection of hardware, software, and physics. Whether you are working on the Sensing Subsystem, Offline Testing Infrastructure (OTI), or New Product Introduction (NPI), your mission is to validate the safety case of the Aurora Driver. You will tackle massively complex problems—from simulating rare edge cases in a virtual environment to validating thermal performance of hardware sensors in a lab. You will work alongside autonomy, systems, and safety engineering teams to deliver decision-quality performance data that drives the product forward.


