Job Description
The Senior Staff Vehicle Hardware Verification and Validation Engineer Lead at Aurora is responsible for defining and executing comprehensive hardware testing strategies for autonomous vehicle systems, ensuring the technical integrity of vehicle hardware through collaboration with cross-functional teams and driving continuous improvement in testing processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Define, develop, and implement vehicle hardware verification and validation test strategies and methodologies.
- Lead and coordinate vehicle-level hardware testing across autonomous vehicle programs.
- Establish and improve standards for test execution and documentation.
- Guide cross-functional teams to verify and validate hardware systems, including thermal management, drive-by-wire, and power subsystems.
- Analyze system failures, perform root-cause analysis, and drive corrective actions.
- Collaborate with design, manufacturing, software, operations, and safety teams to align on testing requirements and schedules.
- Standardize data collection, analysis, and reporting of hardware tests.
- Create technical reports and communicate test results to senior leadership.
- Define and improve internal tools for test case execution, data collection, and analysis.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- At least 7 years of progressive experience in hardware testing, verification, and validation, with a minimum of 2 years in a technical leadership or lead role, within the automotive or aerospace industry.
- Deep understanding of V V processes, testing methodologies such as statistical analysis, fault injection, hardware in the loop, RCCA process, hands-on problem solving, and the development lifecycle for safety-critical hardware systems.
- Experience with utilizing test automation tools and working with software development teams to define and deliver relevant software test tools for hardware functional verification.
- Experience with sensing and data collection hardware such as accelerometers, strain gauges, force transducers, fleet operations, data logging equipment, and signal conditioning.
- Working knowledge of systems engineering practices and methodologies.
- Proficiency in using engineering programs for requirement management and work tracking, such as JAMA and JIRA.
- Experience with the latest automotive communication protocols.
- Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills for presenting complex technical information to diverse audiences.
Benefits & Perks
Base salary range: 189,000 - 274,000 per year
Annual bonus
Equity compensation
Benefits (unspecified)
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