Lead Hardware Reliability Engineer — Automotive

NextGenEnergyJobs; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 181,000 - 262,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity compensation

Benefits package

Job summary

Aurora is seeking a Staff Hardware Reliability Engineer to drive testing and validation of automotive power and compute hardware for autonomous systems. You will lead cross-functional efforts across electrical, firmware, mechanical, software and manufacturing teams to ensure reliability and safety standards are met.

The role requires 5+ years in hardware reliability with experience in automotive or similar industries, and strong skills in failure analysis, HALT/HASS, vibration and environmental

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years in hardware reliability engineering, preferably automotive/aerospace.
• Strong understanding of reliability testing methods and failure analysis.
• Experience with firmware interactions and cross-functional collaboration.
• Ability to lead root cause analysis using 8D/5-Why/Fishbone.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware reliability testing and validation for automotive power and compute hardware.
• Collaborate with electrical, firmware, mechanical, software and manufacturing teams to ensure reliability.
• Develop and monitor reliability testing protocols including stress, environmental, and failure mode analysis.
• Analyze failure data to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Create reports on testing, findings and corrective actions for stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement to meet automotive reliability standards.
• Mentor reliability engineers and promote best practices.
• Lead 8D/5-Why/Fishbone RCA processes for hardware issues.

Skills

Hardware reliability

Python

Data analysis

Root cause analysis

Firmware interactions

ISO 26262

HALT/HASS

Vibration testing

Test automation

Contract manufacturers

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Weibull++

JMP

dFMEA

Job description

Aurora is seeking a Staff Hardware Reliability Engineer to drive testing and validation of automotive power and compute hardware for autonomous systems. You will lead cross-functional efforts across electrical, firmware, mechanical, software and manufacturing teams to ensure reliability and safety standards are met.

The role requires 5+ years in hardware reliability with experience in automotive or similar industries, and strong skills in failure analysis, HALT/HASS, vibration and environmental