Aeva

Photonics Module Engineer

Aeva$164K — $222K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years in photonic systems characterization
  • Solid knowledge of active/passive photonics components
  • MS or PhD in electrical engineering or related fields
  • Experience with lidar systems or optical transceivers
  • Proficient in system-level modeling for lidar
  • Strong organization and interpersonal skills
  • Familiarity with Python, MATLAB, JMP, R for analysis

Responsibilities

  • Design experiments to validate models and collect data
  • Simulate and model link, power, and thermal budgets
  • Collaborate with engineers to create system proof-of-concept
  • Manage technical aspects of new photonics prototypes
  • Conduct failure analysis and debugging for prototypes

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Pre-tax commuter and health care accounts
  • 401k plan with company contributions
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Flexible time off policy
  • Paid parental leave
  • 11 paid holidays annually
Full Job Description
Role Overview:

As a Photonics Module Engineer you will be partnering with cross functional teams to deliver photonics based modules and FMCW lidar systems to the market. You will engage with the internal teams to model and analyze novel photonics solutions to deliver products to various lidar, depth sensing, and photonics markets. You will be a critical part of the development and demonstration of new photonics designs, advancing the capabilities of Aeva's product line.

What will you do:

  • Validate models by designing and conducting experiments for empirical data collection and analysis
  • Detailed simulations and modeling of link, power, and thermal budgets to deliver photonic systems to specification
  • Work closely with photonics designers, optics, mechanical engineers, and system engineers to create system POC and provide technical guidance for full system prototype designs
  • Manage core technical details of new photonics prototypes and systems to ensure key results from concept phase translate through to full system demonstration
  • Perform FA and debugging for early prototypes


What you have:

  • 2+ years of hands-on experience in characterization of photonic systems, components, subassemblies, and/or modules
  • Excellent understanding of active and passive photonics components, electrical components, and thermal/mechanical interfaces
  • MS or PhD in electrical engineering, physics, or other photonics related field
  • Experience with lidar systems or optical transceivers, preferably chip scale implementations
  • Background in system level modeling for lidar or optical links.
  • Strong organizational and interpersonal skills with an ability to learn on the fly
  • Experience using python, MATLAB, JMP, R, or similar for modelling and data analysis


$164,333 - $222,365 a year

Salary 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, certifications, qualifications, relevant education or training, and market conditions. These ranges are subject to change in the future. Depending on the position offered, equity, bonus, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, pre-tax commuter and health care/dependent care accounts, 401k plan, life and disability benefits, flexible time off, paid parental leave, and 11 paid holidays annually.

About Aeva

Aeva is a technology company that develops sensing and perception systems for autonomous vehicles and other applications. The company was founded in 2017 by two former Apple engineers, Soroush Salehian and Mina Rezk, and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. Aeva's technology uses a unique lidar system that can detect objects at long range and with high resolution, making it ideal for use in self-driving cars and other advanced applications. The company has partnerships with several major automakers and has raised over $200 million in funding to date.
Learn more about Aeva
Size
100 employees
Industry
Founded
2016

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