# Staff Hardware Reliability Engineer 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: $181K to $290K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-14
- Apply by: 2026-11-28
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/aurora-operations-inc/ce29977c-faaa-4938-9c16-fe2c346655d9?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/aurora-staff-hardware-reliability-engineer/

## About the role

Lead Hardware Reliability Assessments: Conduct rigorous reliability evaluations and design test campaigns for both internal and external hardware designs to ensure they meet our rigorous automotive standards. Drive Failure Analysis (FA): Take ownership of complex reliability failures, and shepherd corrective actions in the form of near term contaminants and longer term design or process mitigations. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## 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
- Expertise in Knowledge of Physics of Failure: Deep Understanding of the physics of failure for electronic, mechanical, and optoelectronic components as applied to hardware systems
- Reliability Test Design: Strong ability to design and execute reliability test flows (shock, vibration, thermal) suitable for contract manufacturing environments
- Technical Data Analysis: Proficiency in analyzing hardware performance data to generate actionable insights
- Mass Production Background: Direct experience improving the reliability of mass-produced optomechanical assemblies and managing feedback loops with external vendors
- Industry Experience: Prior experience at leading R&D at automotive companies

Tags: Hardware & Embedded Engineering

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