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Staff Photonics Integration Engineer

Aeva

Aeva

Mountain View, CA, USA
Posted on May 7, 2025
About us:
Aeva’s mission is to bring the next wave of perception to a broad range of applications from automated driving to industrial robotics, consumer electronics, consumer health, security, and beyond. Aeva is transforming autonomy with its groundbreaking sensing and perception technology that integrates all key LiDAR components onto a silicon photonics chip in a compact module. Aeva 4D LiDAR sensors uniquely detect instant velocity in addition to 3D position, allowing autonomous devices like vehicles and robots to make more intelligent and safe decisions.
Role Overview:
We are looking for a Photonics Integration Engineer with cross functional expertise in delivering photonics to various product lines.

What you'll do

  • Deliver photonics for various LiDAR & sensing product lines
  • Experience with laser integration on chip including design trade offs, process flows, test and reliability
  • Experience with multi-channel, multiwavelength laser integration including single and multi-emitter configuration and corresponding photonics requirements
  • Experience with photonics packaging with electronics with an emphasis on advanced packaging technologies and flows
  • Define characterization of sub-components at module level and drive debug
  • Drive characterization of photonics to solve system integration challenges
  • Drive validation of photonics chipset through the product development cycle

What you have

  • 5+ years of experience with on-chip integrated lasers
  • 10 years’ experience with delivering integrated photonics chipsets to product
  • Experience with 5 years or more of photonics design, test, process, packaging
  • Experience working cross functionally to resolve challenges during product integration
  • Strong presentation, communication skills and results orientation
  • Experience with working with cross functional teams to deliver cutting edge products

What's in it for you

  • Be part of a fast paced and dynamic team
  • Very competitive compensation and meaningful stock grants
  • Exceptional benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, and more
  • Unlimited PTO: We care about results, not punching timecards