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Aurora’s mission is to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly to make transportation safer, increasingly accessible, and more reliable and efficient than ever before. 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'll solve massively complex problems alongside other passionate, smart people, growing as an expert while broadening your field of knowledge. For Aurora’s latest news, visit aurora.tech or follow us on LinkedIn.
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. We’re searching for a Senior Hardware Test Engineer.
In this role, you will
- Develop and implement test methodology for verifying and validating hardware operation of complex systems.
- Work directly with Aurora’s HW and SW Embedded design engineering teams to create validation test plans, procedures, and reports.
- Plan, evaluate, and purchase required test equipment for validation work in the lab.
- Perform component, board, and system level electrical, functional and characterization measurements.
- Deploy automated scripts/software to test systems, analyze data, and create test reports.
- Investigate failure root cause and help drive product improvements.
- Support hardware design team with bring-up, experiments/evaluations, and measurements.
- Support and train junior team members with troubleshooting, measurements, and testing.
- Presenting and documenting the test reports and test plans, review the schematic and HW architecture;
- Directing junior-level and assisting senior-level engineers on various projects;
- Setup a test rack with networking on linux based OS
Required Qualifications
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- Extensive experience in measuring, testing, analyzing, or designing electrical systems.
- Experience with testing and characterizing communication protocols such as I2C, SPI, UART, and MDIO.
- Proficiency in using lab equipment, including oscilloscopes, electronic loads, VNA, TDR, and spectrum analyzers.
- Strong knowledge of Electrical Engineering fundamentals.
- Experience working in a Linux environment.
- Ability to set up test stations with network configurations.
- Extensive experience in hardware troubleshooting and FMEA (Failure Modes and Effects Analysis).
- Knowledge of shell scripting and Python.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Desirable Qualifications (this section is optional)
- Experience on Lidar HW design and/or testing
- Experience on ISO16750-2 testing
- Proven experience in the product life cycle development process from concept to production.
- Project management of complex systems
- Familiar with EE design tools, such as schematic capture and layout.
- Designing and prototyping test boards
The base salary range for this position is $181,000.00-$290,000.00 per year. Aurora’s pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, the successful candidate’s starting base pay will be determined based on factors including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, relevant education or training, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. The successful candidate will also be eligible for an annual bonus, equity compensation, and benefits.
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Aurora considers candidates without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy status, parent or caregiver status, ancestry, political affiliation, veteran and/or military status, physical or mental disability, or any other status protected by federal or state law. Aurora considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected].
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What We Do
Founded in 2017 by experts in the self-driving industry, Aurora is on a mission to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly. To move both people and goods, the company is building the Aurora Driver, a platform that brings together software, hardware and data services to autonomously operate passenger vehicles, light commercial vehicles, and heavy-duty trucks. Aurora is backed by Sequoia Capital, Baillie Gifford, funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, among others, and is partnered with industry leaders including Toyota, Uber, Volvo, and PACCAR. Aurora tests its vehicles in the Bay Area, Pittsburgh, and Dallas. The company has offices in those areas as well as in Bozeman, MT; Seattle, WA; Louisville, CO; and Wixom, MI. To learn more, visit aurora.tech.
Aurora is backed by Amazon and Sequoia, among others, and has partnerships with leading transportation companies including PACCAR, Uber, FCA, and Hyundai Group. It tests its vehicles in the Bay Area, Pittsburgh, and Dallas and has offices in those cities as well as in Bozeman, Seattle, Denver, and Detroit.
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