Staff Hardware Reliability Engineer

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We’re searching for a Staff Hardware Reliability Engineer. The Hardware Reliability team is dedicated to ensuring the robustness and dependability of hardware systems in the Aurora hardware stack. Our team is responsible for designing tests, and validating the hardware components that form the backbone of Aurora’s autonomous systems, ensuring they meet the highest Automotive standards of performance and durability under our tough field conditions.

In this role you will

• Lead and oversee hardware reliability testing and validation for automotive power and compute hardware used in autonomous vehicles.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including electrical, firmware, mechanical, software, and manufacturing teams, to ensure overall system reliability.

• Develop, implement, and monitor reliability testing protocols, including stress tests, environmental tests, and failure mode analysis.

• Analyze failure data to identify root causes of hardware reliability issues and implement corrective actions.

• Create detailed reports on reliability testing, findings, and corrective actions and present them to stakeholders to drive decisions around hardware improvements and risk.

• Drive continuous improvement in hardware design and development processes to meet automotive reliability standards.

• Mentor and provide technical guidance to reliability engineers, helping drive adoption of reliability best practices across teams.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering (preferred), Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.

• Proven experience (5+ years) in hardware reliability engineering, preferably in the automotive, aerospace, or heavy-duty vehicle industry.

• Strong understanding of hardware design principles, reliability testing methodologies (e.g., HALT/HASS, vibration, thermal cycling, humidity), and failure analysis techniques.

• Experience working with firmware development teams and a solid understanding of firmware and hardware interactions.

• Demonstrated ability to lead root cause analysis and corrective action processes (e.g., 8D, 5-Why, Fishbone) for hardware reliability issues.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

• Proficiency in data analysis tools and software (e.g., Python, JMP…) and familiarity with reliability