Aurora
Truck Operations Specialist
Laredo, TX · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum 3 years of commercial truck-driving experience.
About the job
Pilot autonomous semi trucks during road and closed-course testing, monitor the Aurora Driver, and provide engineers with real-time performance feedback.
What you'll do
- Safely pilot autonomous trucks during testing and commercial pilot operations while monitoring the Aurora Driver.
- Log real-time feedback about autonomy and platform performance and escalate operational blockers with suggested solutions.
- Maintain required certifications and technology knowledge, collaborate across teams, and represent Aurora to the public.
What they ask for
- At least 3 years of commercial truck-driving experience; valid U.S. Driver’s License and Interstate Class-A Commercial Driver's License.
- Driving record must meet Motor Vehicle Report guidelines; must pass a DOT physical and meet DOT qualifications, including required drug testing.
- At least 21 years of age; able to travel up to 50%, work night and rotating shifts, overtime, and some weekends.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to prioritize and make proactive decisions.
Nice to have
- Truck driver trainer/instructor or truck technician experience.
- Proficiency in G-Suite or command line interface experience.
Pay
$31.00 - $38.50 per hour (base salary)
Tools
Aurora Driver, G-Suite, command line interface, Adobe Creative Suite
AI focus
Monitors autonomous-driving technology during truck testing and reports autonomy and platform performance to engineers.
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