Aurora Innovation
Senior Product Designer
Aurora Innovation, Mountain View, California, us, 94039
Who We Are
Aurora (Nasdaq: AUR) is delivering the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly to make transportation safer, increasingly accessible, and more reliable and efficient than ever before. The Aurora Driver is a self-driving system designed to operate multiple vehicle types, from freight-hauling semi-trucks to ride-hailing passenger vehicles, and underpins Aurora Horizon and Aurora Connect , its driver-as-a-service products for trucking and ride-hailing. Aurora is working with industry leaders across the transportation ecosystem, including Toyota, FedEx, Volvo Trucks, PACCAR, Uber, Uber Freight, U.S. Xpress, Werner, Covenant, Schneider, and Ryder. For Aurora's latest news, visit aurora.tech and @aurora_inno on Twitter.
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're searching for a Senior Product Designer for ML Experience. This person will partner closely with senior leaders, engineers, product managers, and designers to design and deliver machine learning and data analysis tools used to create labeled datasets that fuel our machine learning and autonomy development teams.
Aurora's Product Design team - which includes Product Designers, Industrial Designers, Service Designers, and UX Researchers - is responsible for creating a remarkably better experience for the people who build and use Aurora's products and services. That means we are constantly challenging the status quo to deliver experiences that are simple, clear, and intuitive by design. We strive to make our products feel like magic by anticipating unmet needs, abstracting away complexity, and removing the potential for error.
In this role, you will
Design the end-to-end user experience for ML Data and Analysis ToolsFrequently engage in UX Research to understand and evaluate the usefulness and usability of our workflows and toolsLeverage usability insights to guide your involvement across a large solution spaceTake charge of the design process to plan, scope, define and deliver high quality responsive interfaces that meet accessibility guidelinesPartner closely with engineering, product, and UX research peers to define and deliver solutions that are feasible, work for users and our businessBuild prototypes to find solutions worth building and get feedback on design iterations from users and stakeholdersContribute to our design system to create consistent user experiences and streamline the development process across our productsRequired Qualifications
Minimum of 4 years of product design experienceHigh proficiency with Figma for prototypingAbility to communicate design concepts and rationale to cross functional collaborators and stakeholdersExperience working closely with engineering, product, and design peers to define, design, ship, and iterate on highly usable productsEager to take on new challenges and willing to do what it takes to get the job doneA portfolio demonstrating product design experienceDesirable Qualifications
Experience designing and shipping enterprise software, data products, or 3D visualization tools with complex technical requirementsFamiliarity with Lidar and Radar sensor visualizationExperience designing for ML, AI-powered products, or self driving technologyEnjoy turning ambiguous and highly technical problems into intuitive interactionsStrong interaction design, information architecture, and visual design skillsExperience building and maintaining design systemsAbility to work collaboratively across teams of people from all disciplines and levelsExperience with qualitative and quantitative data to inform design decisionsAbility to travel 25% of time
The base salary range for this position is $132,000-$198,000 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.
#LI-SP1
#Mid-Senior
Working at Aurora
At Aurora, we bring together extraordinarily talented and experienced people united by the strength of our values. We operate with integrity, set outrageous goals, and build a culture where we win together - all without any jerks.
We have offices in several locations across the United States, where we encourage team and cross-functional collaboration. Aurora offers competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits, and additional healthcare support including medical transportation reimbursement, fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits. We empower our employees and their families with options to further their unique physical, mental, and financial well-being.
Our Learning and Development offerings include Aurora Academy, where our people learn, develop, and practice the essential skills that drive Aurora's mission, continually up-leveling our team along the way. Our Careers page provides insight into career opportunities at Aurora, and you can find all the latest news on our Blog .
Safety is central to everything we do. Every employee at Aurora has a role in contributing to safety, every step of the way. We seek candidates who take active responsibility, can contribute to building an atmosphere of trust, and invest in the organization's long-term success by working safely - no matter what.
We believe that self-driving technology has broad benefits - including increased access to transportation. To realize those benefits, we need a workforce with diverse experiences, insights, and perspectives - a workforce that reflects the communities our technology will serve.
Aurora is committed to providing access to anyone who seeks information from our website. We invite anyone using assistive technologies, such as a screen reader or Braille reader, to email us at careersiteaccommodations@aurora.tech if they experience difficulty using our website. Please describe the accessibility problem and include a URL (if available).
Aurora considers candidates without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy status, parent or caregiver status, ancestry, political affiliation, veteran and/or military status, physical or mental disability, or any other status protected by federal or state law. Aurora considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at careersiteaccommodations@aurora.tech .
For California applicants, information collected and processed as part of your application and any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Aurora's California Employment Privacy Policy .
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
At Aurora, every employee is empowered to take an active role in building an inclusive, collaborative, and unified culture that leverages our diverse strengths, perspectives, and backgrounds.
Transforming how the world moves people and goods involves seeking to understand backgrounds, insights, and lived experiences that differ from our own. One way we accomplish that is with our 15 employee-led Aurora Unified Groups, which support diverse voices and drive inclusive collaboration. We believe that teamwork, belonging, and trust motivate and support our employees to do their best work. As our team grows, we strive to attract and retain exceptional talent that adds new perspectives and experiences and continues to drive innovation. Learn more on our Culture Page .
We are committed to helping qualified military community members leverage their talents in service of our mission. To understand how your military experience aligns with career opportunities at Aurora, review your military job classification at MyNextMove.org and consider applying for open positions corresponding to your identified skills and experiences!
Aurora (Nasdaq: AUR) is delivering the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly to make transportation safer, increasingly accessible, and more reliable and efficient than ever before. The Aurora Driver is a self-driving system designed to operate multiple vehicle types, from freight-hauling semi-trucks to ride-hailing passenger vehicles, and underpins Aurora Horizon and Aurora Connect , its driver-as-a-service products for trucking and ride-hailing. Aurora is working with industry leaders across the transportation ecosystem, including Toyota, FedEx, Volvo Trucks, PACCAR, Uber, Uber Freight, U.S. Xpress, Werner, Covenant, Schneider, and Ryder. For Aurora's latest news, visit aurora.tech and @aurora_inno on Twitter.
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're searching for a Senior Product Designer for ML Experience. This person will partner closely with senior leaders, engineers, product managers, and designers to design and deliver machine learning and data analysis tools used to create labeled datasets that fuel our machine learning and autonomy development teams.
Aurora's Product Design team - which includes Product Designers, Industrial Designers, Service Designers, and UX Researchers - is responsible for creating a remarkably better experience for the people who build and use Aurora's products and services. That means we are constantly challenging the status quo to deliver experiences that are simple, clear, and intuitive by design. We strive to make our products feel like magic by anticipating unmet needs, abstracting away complexity, and removing the potential for error.
In this role, you will
Design the end-to-end user experience for ML Data and Analysis ToolsFrequently engage in UX Research to understand and evaluate the usefulness and usability of our workflows and toolsLeverage usability insights to guide your involvement across a large solution spaceTake charge of the design process to plan, scope, define and deliver high quality responsive interfaces that meet accessibility guidelinesPartner closely with engineering, product, and UX research peers to define and deliver solutions that are feasible, work for users and our businessBuild prototypes to find solutions worth building and get feedback on design iterations from users and stakeholdersContribute to our design system to create consistent user experiences and streamline the development process across our productsRequired Qualifications
Minimum of 4 years of product design experienceHigh proficiency with Figma for prototypingAbility to communicate design concepts and rationale to cross functional collaborators and stakeholdersExperience working closely with engineering, product, and design peers to define, design, ship, and iterate on highly usable productsEager to take on new challenges and willing to do what it takes to get the job doneA portfolio demonstrating product design experienceDesirable Qualifications
Experience designing and shipping enterprise software, data products, or 3D visualization tools with complex technical requirementsFamiliarity with Lidar and Radar sensor visualizationExperience designing for ML, AI-powered products, or self driving technologyEnjoy turning ambiguous and highly technical problems into intuitive interactionsStrong interaction design, information architecture, and visual design skillsExperience building and maintaining design systemsAbility to work collaboratively across teams of people from all disciplines and levelsExperience with qualitative and quantitative data to inform design decisionsAbility to travel 25% of time
The base salary range for this position is $132,000-$198,000 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.
#LI-SP1
#Mid-Senior
Working at Aurora
At Aurora, we bring together extraordinarily talented and experienced people united by the strength of our values. We operate with integrity, set outrageous goals, and build a culture where we win together - all without any jerks.
We have offices in several locations across the United States, where we encourage team and cross-functional collaboration. Aurora offers competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits, and additional healthcare support including medical transportation reimbursement, fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits. We empower our employees and their families with options to further their unique physical, mental, and financial well-being.
Our Learning and Development offerings include Aurora Academy, where our people learn, develop, and practice the essential skills that drive Aurora's mission, continually up-leveling our team along the way. Our Careers page provides insight into career opportunities at Aurora, and you can find all the latest news on our Blog .
Safety is central to everything we do. Every employee at Aurora has a role in contributing to safety, every step of the way. We seek candidates who take active responsibility, can contribute to building an atmosphere of trust, and invest in the organization's long-term success by working safely - no matter what.
We believe that self-driving technology has broad benefits - including increased access to transportation. To realize those benefits, we need a workforce with diverse experiences, insights, and perspectives - a workforce that reflects the communities our technology will serve.
Aurora is committed to providing access to anyone who seeks information from our website. We invite anyone using assistive technologies, such as a screen reader or Braille reader, to email us at careersiteaccommodations@aurora.tech if they experience difficulty using our website. Please describe the accessibility problem and include a URL (if available).
Aurora considers candidates without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy status, parent or caregiver status, ancestry, political affiliation, veteran and/or military status, physical or mental disability, or any other status protected by federal or state law. Aurora considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at careersiteaccommodations@aurora.tech .
For California applicants, information collected and processed as part of your application and any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Aurora's California Employment Privacy Policy .
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
At Aurora, every employee is empowered to take an active role in building an inclusive, collaborative, and unified culture that leverages our diverse strengths, perspectives, and backgrounds.
Transforming how the world moves people and goods involves seeking to understand backgrounds, insights, and lived experiences that differ from our own. One way we accomplish that is with our 15 employee-led Aurora Unified Groups, which support diverse voices and drive inclusive collaboration. We believe that teamwork, belonging, and trust motivate and support our employees to do their best work. As our team grows, we strive to attract and retain exceptional talent that adds new perspectives and experiences and continues to drive innovation. Learn more on our Culture Page .
We are committed to helping qualified military community members leverage their talents in service of our mission. To understand how your military experience aligns with career opportunities at Aurora, review your military job classification at MyNextMove.org and consider applying for open positions corresponding to your identified skills and experiences!