Aurora Innovation

Aurora Innovation

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Mountain View, California · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$150k-$217kDetected 7 days ago
LogisticsCATIAGD&TPCB DesignAvionicsEMI/EMCRoboticsMechanical DesignCollaborationTolerance Analysis

About the role

  • At Aurora, you will tackle massively complex problems alongside other passionate, intelligent individuals, growing as an expert while expanding your knowledge.
  • For the latest news from Aurora, visit aurora.tech or follow us on LinkedIn.
  • You have experience designing for a large range of manufacturing methods with proven experience in past projects on how to successfully launch products.

Responsibilities

  • The Aurora Driver will create a new era in mobility and logistics, one that will bring a safer, more efficient, and more accessible future to everyone.

Requirements

  • BS / MS in Mechanical Engineering and 4+yrs of industry experience in Mechanical Engineering
  • Experience in troubleshooting and root-cause analysis of hardware systems
  • Ability to complete tolerance analysis for complicated assemblies and apply Worst Case and RSS when appropriate
  • Experience with automotive ECUs or high-performance compute systems and integration into vehicles
  • Experience with high power, high thermal density, and high speed electronics (for example, server / networking design, avionics design, etc) and deep understanding of their integration challenges
  • Experience designing mechanical control outlines (MCO) of PCB assemblies

Compensation

  • The base salary range for this position is $150,000 - $217,000 per y ear.

Benefits

  • Aurora's mission is to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly.

Company info

  • At Aurora, you will tackle massively complex problems alongside other passionate, intelligent individuals, growing as an expert while expanding your knowledge. For the latest news from Aurora, visit aurora.tech or follow us on LinkedIn.
  • What we are 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.
  • Aurora is seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer for the Compute Product Engineering team within the HPE (Hardware Product Engineering) group.
  • The HPE Mechanical Design team is responsible for the development of all custom hardware modules in the Aurora Driver Kit (ADK) including Compute modules, Sensor Pods, and Lidar.
  • The team works cross-functionally with EE, layout, CAE, Reliability, EMC, NPI, Operations, and other R&D teams to deliver the robust, scalable electro-mechanical solutions that power the Aurora Driver.
  • Our team starts development at the earliest stages of product scoping and technology exploration and carries products through mass production at scale with our manufacturing partners.
  • In this role you will
  • You will support the development of our next-generation Aurora Driver Module, which integrates our primary, in-house developed computer along with various Electronic Control Units (ECUs) into an assembly ready to be installed on the manufacturing lines of our partner OEMs.
  • This role owns both individual module design and their integration into the vehicle architecture from concept through production, driving robust, manufacturable designs for compute hardware deployed in safety-critical environments.
  • In addition, you will support and sustain products driving autonomously on roads today.
  • This is a high-impact, cross-functional role at the intersection of mechanical design, electronics packaging, and vehicle integration.
  • The ideal candidate will have a strong background in mechanical product design, with a focus on electronics packaging and vehicle integration.
  • You will have a proven track record of driving complex electro-mechanical assemblies from concept through mass production, ensuring designs are robust, manufacturable, and suitable for safety-critical environments.
  • You will be skilled in collaborating cross-functionally with electrical, manufacturing, and reliability teams to successfully deliver integrated hardware solutions.
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