Aurora Innovation
Senior Staff System Architect
$197K–$285K
Mountain View, CA · Hybrid · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Aug 20, 2026
- Experience
- 12+ years.
- Education
- Bachelor's or master's degree with a focus in electrical or computer engineering.
About the job
Defines system architecture for complex hardware/software products, translating requirements into specifications and guiding design, validation, and manufacturing readiness.
What you'll do
- Maintain system architecture and translate product and market requirements into system specifications and architecture artifacts.
- Conduct technical trade-off analyses, recommend core system technologies, and establish interface and interoperability standards.
- Lead architecture reviews, manage cross-domain risks, support engineering teams, and mentor staff.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's or master's degree focused in electrical or computer engineering.
- 12+ years of experience, including leading cross-functional technical initiatives and resolving integration challenges.
- Expertise in system architecture, signal and power integrity, and high speed signaling; experience leading hardware/software co-design.
- Expertise across multiple relevant domains, such as compute architecture, networking, power and thermal management, and system security.
Nice to have
- Experience with driverless automotive systems, Lidar system architecture, and/or network design; knowledge of automotive requirements, ISO26262, and qualification processes.
- Understanding of AI/ML accelerators and energy efficient compute design; performance modeling, cost optimization, workload driven architecture, or FPGA/ASIC design experience.
Pay
$197,000 - $285,000 per year (USD; base salary)
Tools
PCIe, Ethernet, GMSL, NVMe, CAN, I²C, SPI, ISO26262
AI focus
Preferred work includes understanding AI/ML accelerators and energy efficient compute design.
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