Senior Systems Architect – Autonomy HW & AI Compute

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 197,000 - 285,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurora is seeking a Senior Staff System Architect in Mountain View, CA to lead the hardware/software architecture for complex autonomous driving systems. You will define the system architecture, translate requirements into specifications, and guide cross-domain teams through design, validation and manufacturing readiness.

Required: 12+ years in electrical/computer engineering with expertise in PCIe, Ethernet, high-speed signaling, power/thermal management, and ISO26262 safety concepts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical or computer engineering.
• 12+ years of experience leading cross-functional technical initiatives.
• Expertise in system architecture and high speed signaling.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the overall system architecture for complex hardware/software integrated products.
• Translate product and market requirements into system-level specifications and architecture artifacts.
• Conduct trade-off analyses considering performance, security, reliability, power, thermal, and cost.
• Select and recommend technologies for processors, memory, storage, networking, and core system elements.
• Establish and enforce system interface standards and interoperability guidelines.
• Lead architecture reviews and manage cross-domain technical risks.
• Support engineering teams during design, validation and manufacturing readiness.
• Mentor staff in system-level thinking and technical decision-making.

Skills

System architecture

Signal integrity

Power integrity

High speed signaling

Hardware/software co-design

Compute architecture

Networking

Power and thermal management

System security

PCIe

Ethernet

GMSL

CAN

I2C

SPI

AI/ML accelerators

Safety (ISO26262)

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Job description

Aurora is seeking a Senior Staff System Architect in Mountain View, CA to lead the hardware/software architecture for complex autonomous driving systems. You will define the system architecture, translate requirements into specifications, and guide cross-domain teams through design, validation and manufacturing readiness.

Required: 12+ years in electrical/computer engineering with expertise in PCIe, Ethernet, high-speed signaling, power/thermal management, and ISO26262 safety concepts.