Senior Hardware Reliability Engineer

Aurora•Mountain View, CA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Aurora is seeking a Senior Hardware Reliability Engineer to join its Hardware Reliability team and lead reliability efforts for next-generation hardware systems supporting the Aurora Driver. The role focuses on ensuring hardware robustness and helping bring a scaled, reliable autonomous-vehicle product to market in collaboration with partners including Volvo, PACCAR, and Aumovio (formerly Continental). The engineer will assess hardware designs, develop and execute reliability test campaigns, lead failure analysis and corrective actions, and work across engineering and manufacturing teams to integrate reliability findings into design and production processes.

Requirements

Experience developing and validating hardware products such as compute systems and automotive sensors.
Understanding of the physics of failure for electronic, mechanical, and optoelectronic components as applied to hardware systems.
Ability to design and execute reliability test flows, including shock, vibration, and thermal testing, suitable for contract manufacturing environments.
Proficiency in analyzing hardware performance data and generating actionable insights.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience leading research and development at automotive companies.
Familiarity with AEC-Q, ISO-16750, and other relevant automotive reliability standards.
Experience evaluating the reliability of manufacturing and assembly processes as a product moves toward large-scale production.
Working knowledge of hardware-firmware interactions that affect hardware performance.
Conceptual understanding of material science, PCBA BGA structural integrity, and the impacts of conformal coating on humidity exposure.

Responsibilities

Conduct rigorous reliability evaluations of internal and external hardware designs and develop test campaigns to ensure they meet automotive standards.
Own complex reliability failures, lead failure analysis, and shepherd corrective actions, including near-term containment and longer-term design or process mitigations.
Collaborate with Hardware Design, Systems Engineering, Hardware Safety, Field Operations, Embedded Software, and contract manufacturers to incorporate reliability findings into design and manufacturing processes.