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# Hardware Test Engineer

- **Company:** Aurora Innovation, Inc.
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $127,000.0 - $184,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Computer Networks, Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Linux, Python (Programming Language), Software Engineering
- **Published:** July 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/f6485d16-35a8-42a4-a467-1ff56ff8be5d

## About the Role

* Working knowledge of test equipment, including thermal chambers, vibe tables, liquid chillers, power supplies, electronic loads, and DAQs.
 * Multidisciplinary experience across ME/EE; expertise in one, knowledgeable in the other., * Degree in Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Systems Engineering.
 * Python experience (automating repetitive tasks, analyzing data, and working within larger testing frameworks).
 * Experience conducting thermal vibe testing
 * Experience working in a Linux environment and with computer networking

## Description

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., 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 are searching for a HW Test Engineer with an interest in complex, highly integrated custom hardware systems. This role is highly hands-on and sits at the multidisciplinary intersection of electrical, mechanical, and software engineering. This engineer will be supporting the Product Integrity Team which is responsible for design/production validation of the entire autonomous hardware kit including computers, integrated sensor pods, and more.

In this role you will

 * Own multiple test setups involved in validation waterfalls
 * Participate in root cause and corrective action (RCCA) and debug efforts.
 * Support modules through environmental and vibration testing and validation as a test infrastructure owner.


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