Aurora
Staff Hardware Reliability Engineer
$163K–$290K
Mountain View, CA +1 · Remote · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View, CA
Pittsburgh, PA
About the job
Leads reliability evaluations, failure analysis, risk mitigation, and predictive modeling for Aurora Driver hardware systems, supporting robust design and scaled production.
What you'll do
- Lead hardware reliability assessments and design test campaigns for internal and external hardware.
- Own complex failure analysis and corrective actions; lead DFMEA and risk mitigation plans.
- Develop reliability models and collaborate across engineering, operations, software, and manufacturing teams.
What they ask for
- Proven experience developing and validating hardware products, including root cause analysis.
- Deep understanding of physics of failure for electronic, mechanical, and optoelectronic components.
- Ability to design and execute reliability test flows such as shock, vibration, and thermal testing.
- Direct experience improving reliability of mass-produced optomechanical assemblies and managing vendor feedback loops.
Nice to have
- Prior experience leading R&D at automotive companies.
- Familiarity with AEC-Q, ISO-16750, and other automotive reliability standards.
Pay
$181,000 - $290,000 per year (base salary); $163,000 - $261,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
AEC-Q, ISO-16750, DFMEA, PCBAs (BGA structural integrity)
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