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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 Staff Electrical Engineer.
In this role, you will
- Join an exceptional team of electrical engineers responsible for the development of electronics for Aurora’s custom hardware
- Collaborate with numerous internal and external teams gathering requirements, defining HW architecture, modeling, and delivering electronics that achieve performance and product metrics
- Build, integrate, test, and debug electronics on the bench and in systems; leverage software tools and advanced test equipment (e.g. oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers)
- Partner with mechanical, operations, and validation teams to mature high quality electrical designs to manufacturing; including supporting test infrastructure development to meet product coverage and yield targets
- Leverage expertise in product development (define/build/test), and have extensive prior experience launching product
Required Qualifications
- This role requires a bachelor's or master's degree with a focus in electrical or computer engineering
- 8+ years experience in industry developing complex electrical hardware
- Expertise in system architecture, signal and power integrity design and analysis, high speed signaling, grounding, analog electronics
- High proficiency and ability to analyze systems for balancing electro-mechanical and EMI/EMC constraints
- Extensive experience with hardware productization: system, board and chip level implementation
- Strong electrical engineering fundamentals supported by the use of CAD tools to capture schematic designs, manage PCB layout, leverage Power/Signal simulation/emulation input
- Expertise with lab instruments (TDR, Oscilloscopes, Analyzers, DMMs, Power Supplies, and E-loads)
Desirable Qualifications
- Experience with custom sensor development and/or network design
- Knowledge of automotive requirements, safety framework (ISO26262) and qualification processes
- Experience with both rapid prototyping and design for manufacturing
- Programming and Scripting (C++, Python or equivalent) experience
- FPGA/ASIC Design experience
The base salary range for this position is $181,000 - $262,000 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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Working at Aurora** **At Aurora, we bring together extraordinarily talented and experienced people united by the strength of our values. We operate with integrity, set outrageous goals, and build a culture where we win together — all without any jerks.
We believe in-person work increases collaboration, empathy and our ability to lead effectively. As a result, we operate in a hybrid work environment where Aurorans are in office at least 3 days per week.
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Our commitment to safety
At the core of everything we do is our commitment to safety. Building best-in-class self-driving technology will take time, and we believe that each employee at Aurora has a role in contributing to safety, every step of the way. Aurora expects commitment to our safety policies from every employee, and seeks candidates who take an active responsibility, can contribute to building an atmosphere of trust, and invest in the organization’s long-term success by prioritizing working safely, no matter what.
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