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Aeva · 4 days ago

Photonics Test Development Engineer

positionMountain View, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid Level
money$132K/yr - $179K/yr

Aeva is transforming autonomy with its groundbreaking sensing and perception technology. The Photonics Test Development Engineer will be responsible for designing and developing test platforms for internal validation and manufacturing deployment, as well as optimizing optical component alignment routines.

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Responsibilities

Responsible for design, development, and qualification of test platforms used for internal validation and deployment in our manufacturing line
Develop and optimize alignment routines for lens and other optical components used in our integrated core sensing optical module
Work with external vendors to evaluate, specify, and procure advanced test platforms and burnin stations for photonics components such as lasers, detectors, and Silicon Photonics based Photonic integrated circuits (PIC)
Design test fixtures and integrate with motion stages for custom PIC, laser, and subassembly test platforms
Perform system integration of instruments and optics for photonic test systems
Run test system debug and GR&R tests for system qualification
Prepare and maintain detailed design documents and BOM for test systems

Qualification

Optical engineeringSilicon Photonics R&DPython codingOptical alignment systemsSolidWorks

Required

MS or Ph.D. in Optical engineering, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical discipline
Experience with optical alignment systems
Experience in Silicon Photonics R&D, laser development, or related photonics product development
Strong experience in Python coding for instrument control and station automation

Preferred

Experience with SolidWorks for designing test fixtures for motion system integration, DUT socketing mechanical design and DUT thermal management

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
401k matching
Unlimited PTO
Paid lunches
Ping pong tournaments
Fun team off-sites

Company

Aeva

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Aeva develops a sensing and perception paradigm for autonomous machines.
dateFounded in 2017
location
Mountain View, California, USA
people-size201-500 employees
web-link
https://www.aeva.com

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2023 (12)
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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$568.5M
Key Investors
ApolloLG InnotekSylebra Capital
2025-11-05Post Ipo Debt· $100M
2025-07-29Post Ipo Equity· $50M
2025-05-14Post Ipo Equity· $50M

Leadership Team

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Soroush Salehian
Co-founder and CEO
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Mina Rezk
Co-Founder
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