Job Description
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.
Key Responsibilities
- Own test strategy and coverage for photonic devices (lasers, SOA, photo detectors, Silicon Photonics), optical modules, and associated PCBAs across all product lifecycle phases.
- Lead PCBA electrical test development, including ICT, boundary scan, functional test, and system-level validation.
- Lead the development of test stations and optical aligners for Aeva’s LiDAR manufacturing line, including hardware design, automation and integration with factory MES systems.
- Review and influence schematic, layout, and optical design for testability (DFT/DFM).
- Drive development of test software frameworks (Python preferred) for manufacturing stations automation, data logging, and analytics.
- Architect and maintain automated test systems integrating optical instrumentation (lasers, power meters, OSAs, cameras) and electrical equipment (DMMs, scopes, SMUs, pattern generators).
- Standardize test platforms to enable scalability from EVT/DVT to HVM.
- Build, mentor, and lead a team of photonics and PCBA test engineers.
- Own test schedules, resourcing, and risk mitigation across multiple programs.
- Collaborate closely with product design, manufacturing, and quality teams and support NPI and factory bring-up, including test transfer to contract manufacturers.
- Drive yield analysis, GR&R, SPC, and failure trend analysis.
- Lead root-cause investigations of optical and electrical failures (signal integrity, noise, alignment drift, thermal issues).
- Ensure compliance with relevant industry and customer quality standards.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Physics, or related field.
- 8+ years of experience in photonics and/or PCBA test engineering, with 3+ years in a leadership or management role.
- Strong hands-on experience with optical test equipment (lasers, photodiodes, OSAs, interferometers, cameras) and electrical debug tools (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, SMUs) and mixed-signal PCBA validation.
- Experience with PCBA test and design for test for ICT and FCT.
- Experience working with industrial robots and handling systems.
- Proven experience designing automated test systems.
- Strong proficiency in Python for test automation and data analysis.
- Solid understanding of DFT principles, manufacturing test flows, and yield optimization.
- Experience working with contract manufacturers and overseas factories.
Benefits & Perks
- Be part of an early start-up that's backed by industry-leading venture capitalists
- Very competitive compensation and meaningful equity!
- Exceptional benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, and more!
- 401k matching
- Unlimited PTO: We care about results, not punching timecards
- Paid lunches, ping pong tournaments, and fun team off-sites!
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