Description

You will lead reliability efforts for Aurora's next-generation sensor systems (Lidar, Camera, Radar, IMU), ensuring robustness through rigorous evaluations, failure analysis, and proactive risk mitigation. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and world-class partners to bring a scaled autonomous vehicle product to market.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in sensor validation (optomechanical products like cameras, lidars, or other optical instruments).
• Expertise in physics of failure for electronic and optoelectronic components.
• Strong ability to design and execute reliability test flows (shock, vibration, thermal).
• Proficiency in analyzing sensor performance data.
• Direct experience improving reliability of mass-produced optomechanical assemblies.

Responsibilities

• Lead Sensor Reliability Assessments: Conduct rigorous evaluations and design test campaigns for internal and external sensor designs.
• Drive Failure Analysis: Own complex reliability failures and shepherd corrective actions.
• Facilitate Proactive Risk Mitigation: Lead DFMEA sessions and implement corrective action plans.
• Develop Predictive Reliability Models: Predict failure rates for integrated modules and sensors.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work with Hardware Design, Systems Engineering, Safety, Field Operations, Embedded Software, and contract manufacturers.