Aurora Innovation
Senior Staff TLM, Hardware Test Infrastructure
$189K–$274K
Mountain View, CA · Hybrid · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 10, 2026
About the job
Leads reliability testing and lab operations for Aurora’s autonomous vehicle hardware, ensuring components meet automotive performance, durability, and safety requirements.
What you'll do
- Manage engineers, technicians, contractors, daily lab operations, and team performance across multiple shifts.
- Oversee reliability testing of 10+ modules across four internal labs at two sites and third-party facilities; standardize procedures, safety, calibration, and maintenance.
- Coordinate capacity planning, test rack design, and component procurement with partner teams, and support root-cause corrective action for failures.
What they ask for
- Strong understanding of hardware design, reliability testing methods (including HALT/HASS, vibration, thermal cycling, and humidity), and failure analysis.
- Hands-on experience designing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and purchasing automated test equipment.
- Experience managing people and labs.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for cross-functional collaboration.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of automotive safety standards and regulations, such as ISO 26262 and ISO 16750.
- Experience with automotive electronics/ECU or compute hardware, or external reliability/environmental labs.
Pay
USD $189,000 - $274,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
HALT/HASS, ISO 26262, ISO 16750, automated test equipment
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