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Photonics Module Engineer

United States, Mountain View Employment contract 164333.00 - 222365.00 USD / Year · Job Posted June 15, 2026
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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.

Job Responsibility

  • 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

Requirements

  • 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
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