Aurora
Safety & Systems Engineering Intern
Mountain View, CA +1 · Internship · Posted Nov 3, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View, CA
Pittsburgh, PA - Experience
- No number of years stated.
- Education
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's or PhD in Systems Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Supports safety and systems engineering for the Aurora Driver by analyzing failures, requirements, test coverage, and driving scenarios.
What you'll do
- Identify root causes and common-cause failures across vehicle, system, or software subsystems; build tools for safety analysis or requirements development.
- Analyze test coverage and data to assess whether the system meets safety and behavioral requirements, and investigate data sources for unknown scenarios or system sensitivities.
- Communicate findings and recommendations to engineering stakeholders.
What they ask for
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's or PhD in Systems Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
- Some exposure to a system where failure had real consequences, including through coursework or a club project.
- Familiarity with structured failure-analysis methods such as FMEA, fault trees, or STPA; regular use of Python for analysis or tooling.
- Experience running an analysis as part of a trade study; ability to reason about evidence and statistics, including coverage and confidence.
Nice to have
- Prior safety-engineering experience, including functional safety or ISO 26262-class standards; C++ experience.
- Experience with UML/SysML.
Pay
$58.00 per hour (interns pursuing a master’s degree, Mountain View); $65.00 per hour (interns pursuing a doctoral degree, Mountain View); $52.00 per hour (interns pursuing a master’s degree, Pittsburgh); $58.00 per hour (interns pursuing a doctoral degree, Pittsburgh)
Tools
Python, FMEA, STPA, C++, UML/SysML, ISO 26262
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