Teams at Aeva, Inc.

Develop and validate silicon photonics optical modules for optical connectivity applications. Lead prototype performance demonstrations, create validation platforms, manage link budgets and system models, coordinate manufacturing test requirements, and perform failure analysis and debugging. Collaborate cross-functionally while characterizing lasers and photonic components using benchtop equipment and data-analysis tools.

Leads the CEO’s highest-priority technical, strategic, and operational initiatives from ambiguity through execution. The role aligns engineering, product, manufacturing, operations, and sales teams; resolves escalations; analyzes complex technical and business issues; advises executive leadership; and drives measurable outcomes. The position requires hands-on program leadership, strong technical judgment, cross-functional influence, and experience delivering complex hardware programs in fast-paced technology environments.

Lead the design, modeling, simulation, validation, and production transition of advanced optical components and systems for coherent LiDAR. Perform tolerance, stray-light, scattering, polarization, and sensitivity analyses; define component requirements; support manufacturability and system-level decisions; develop intellectual property; collaborate across photonics, mechanical, and systems engineering; and mentor junior engineers.