Senior Staff Lidar Systems Engineer
About The Position
Aurora’s mission is to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly. The Aurora Driver will create a new era in mobility and logistics, one that will bring a safer, more efficient, and more accessible future to everyone. At Aurora, you will tackle massively complex problems alongside other passionate, intelligent individuals, growing as an expert while expanding your knowledge. For the latest news from Aurora, visit aurora.tech or follow us on LinkedIn. What we are looking for 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. The Lidar Integration and Test team, responsible for all systems engineering, systems integration and test activities for FirstLight lidar products, is searching for a Senior Staff Lidar Systems Engineer.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineer, Physics or a related field.
- Experience in hardware testing, including experience with photonics, embedded systems, digital and analog circuitry, and firmware.
- Experience with modeling tools (e.g. Python, MATLAB, SysML) and CAD tools
- Familiarity with standard test equipment, such as oscilloscopes, data acquisition systems, thermal chambers and vibe tables.
- Experience with volume manufacturing
- Hands-on experience working with and debugging complex hardware and software systems
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead dFMEA development/updates through product life cycle
- Support requirement generation from top level down to the subsystem level
- Lead/Support Functional Safety Concept generation and Functional Safety requirement generation
- Support the design and development of in-process and EoL HW test stations for deployment in Lidar MFG environment(s)
- Algorithm development for system integration and optimization activities
- Support system and subsystem optimization (both HW and SW) through the HW development cycle progression (A-sample, B-sample, C-sample, SOP)
- Work with the lidar embedded SW team to develop and validate functional safety concepts and design/perform fault injection testing
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including hardware and software development teams to ensure products meet requirements
- Proactively identify potential technical bottlenecks or failures early in the development lifecycle and implement mitigation strategies
- Troubleshoot and debug hardware issues during all phases of the product life cycle
- Manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously
- Analyze test results, identify issues, and work with the cross-functional development teams to resolve them
- Create test reports and manage root cause/corrective action for test failures with the design team
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
