Manager, IIIV Design and Characterization

Aeva Inc.; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 192,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401k plan

Life and disability benefits

Flexible time off

Parental leave

11 paid holidays

Job summary

Aeva Inc. in Mountain View, CA is seeking a Manager, IIIV Design and Characterization to own design, manufacture, integration, validation, and qualification of lasers and amplifiers across business verticals. You will lead a team of engineers and drive NPI transitions to production.

The role requires strong cross‑functional collaboration, data‑driven decision making, and proven leadership of advanced photonics projects with a focus on performance, yield, and cost metrics.

Qualifications

• Team leadership
• NPI strategy
• IIIV design
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Data-driven decision making
• Communication
• Delivery of cutting edge products

Responsibilities

• Own roadmap, execution, validation, and delivery for laser and amplifier products across business verticals.
• Lead a team of engineers to transition lasers and amplifiers from development to production.
• Develop engineering requirement documents to ensure performance, yield, and cost targets.
• Lead integration of IIIV devices into products and packaging strategies with cross-functional teams.
• Lead design for performance to specs, manufacturing, reliability, test – DFx methodologies.
• Oversee detailed characterization of IIIV devices to provide iterative design feedback.
• Design and develop integrated multi-wavelength lasers for various applications.

Job description

Manager, IIIV Design and Characterization

Mountain View, CA 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 Manager, Laser NPI, to own design, manufacture, integration, validation, andqualification of lasers and amplifiers across business verticals

What you'll do:

• Own roadmap, execution, validation, and delivery for cutting edge laser and amplifier products across
  business verticals
• Lead a team of engineers to transition lasers and amplifiers from development to production
• Develop engineering requirement documents for a variety of product lines to ensure devices meet
  required performance, yield, and cost metrics
• Lead integration of IIIV devices into product by working across teams to develop packaging and
  integration based on BKM
• Lead design for performance to specs, manufacturing, reliability, test – DFx methodologies
• Own the detailed characterization of IIIV devices to provide iterative design feedback
• Design and develop integrated multi-wavelength lasers for various applications
• Own definition of test strategy & oversee implementation for validation, reliability, NPI, and
  production
• Define lot strategy and splits to improve performance of base designs developed in R&D
• Own the NPI and transition to high volume production of cutting edge IIIV device with high yield and
  low cost
• Work with internal and external design development teams to develop devices that meet required
  product specifications

What you have:

• 5+ years of experience with leading teams and delivering cutting edge products
• Demonstrated experience with 4 or more of the following – NPI strategy, IIIV design, IIIV process,
  vendor management, qualification/reliability, validation
• Experience working cross-functionally to enable data-driven decision making
• Strong presentation, communication skills, and results oriented
• Experience with working with cross-functional teams to deliver cutting edge products

Salary Range

$192,341—$260,239 a year

Salary pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, the successful candidate’s starting base pay will be determined based on factors including job-related skills, experience, certifications, qualifications, relevant education or training, and market conditions. These ranges are subject to change in the future. Depending on the position offered, equity, bonus, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, pre-tax commuter and health care/dependent care accounts, 401k plan, life and disability benefits, flexible time off, paid parental leave, and 11 paid holidays annually.

Aeva is an Equal Opportunity Employer including protected Veterans and individuals with disabilities.