# Senior Staff System Architect at Aurora

- Company: Aurora
- What the company does: Step inside the world of self-driving freight, powered by the Aurora Driver. Delivering the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly. Backed by Greylock, Index and Lightspeed.
- Company website: https://aurora.tech/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Mountain View, CA
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $197K to $285K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-20
- Apply by: 2026-10-12
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/aurora-operations-inc/0d225980-57ac-4f25-8d50-22741330ec40
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/aurora-senior-staff-system-architect/

## About the role

This role requires a bachelor's or master's degree with a focus in electrical or computer engineering We believe in-person work increases collaboration, empathy, and our ability to lead effectively. As a result, Aurorans are expected to work from the office at least 3 days per week, with some roles requiring more frequent in-office presence, up to 5 days per week, based on operational needs.

## What they're looking for

- 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
- In this role you will
- Define and maintain the overall system architecture for complex hardware/software integrated products
- Translate product and market requirements into system-level specifications, functional decomposition, and architecture artifacts
- Conduct trade‑off analyses incorporating performance, security, reliability, power, thermal, and cost considerations
- Select and recommend technologies for processors, memory, storage, networking, management controllers, and other core system elements

Tags: Hardware & Embedded Engineering