Staff Module Engineering Program Manager

Aeva; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Stock grants

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Aeva is seeking an Engineering Program Manager - Module to steer complex photonics development from design to production. You will coordinate build/test activities, manage vendor relationships, and align schedules with high-volume manufacturing goals in a fast-moving startup.

Responsibilities include driving design validation, fixture/test development, and cross-functional collaboration with photonics, packaging, and supplier teams. Strong communication is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex photonics/semiconductor development projects.
• Strong understanding of high-volume manufacturing process flows.
• Experience with silicon photonics tapeouts, wafer test, and module development.
• Ability to coordinate design, validation, and production activities.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Experience with automotive supply chain is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Drive design, validation, process development, and production activities with photonics and packaging teams.
• Oversee development of fixtures and testers to support manufacturing.
• Drive closure on technical issues and roadblocks to meet milestones.
• Develop and manage project schedules; communicate risks/status to stakeholders.
• Interface with suppliers for development activities.
• Lead photonics, semiconductor laser diode, and transceiver development from design to production.
• Navigate silicon photonics tapeouts, wafer test, and module development workflows.
• Facilitate design requirements reviews and status meetings.
• Coordinate validation and production test flows from wafer to module.
• Operate in a fast-moving startup with scrum/agile practices.

Skills

Project management

Agile / Scrum

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Technical leadership

Problem solving

Presentation skills

Startup experience

Manufacturing coordination

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Smartsheets

Job description

About us:

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 an Engineering Program Manager - Module, who has experience leading complex, technical development efforts including management of build/test activity and vendor relationships to deliver high-quality products on time. The candidate will need to have a strong understanding of high-volume manufacturing process flows with an ability to coordinate the release and delivery of products to ensure company milestones stay on schedule.

• Work with photonics and packaging project teams to drive design, validation, process development, and production activities


• Oversee development of fixtures and testers to support design and manufacturing activities


• Drive closure on technical issues and development roadblocks to ensure projects meet top-level requirements and are delivered on time


• Develop/manage project schedules and effectively communicate program risks/status regularly to key stakeholders


• Serve as program interface for development activities with key suppliers


• Experience leading photonics, semiconductor laser diode, and/or transceiver development projects from design to production


• Demonstrated experience with semiconductor development workflows specific to silicon photonics tapeouts, wafer test, and module development


• Familiarity with photonic, and III-V fabrication processes and technologies


• Strong facilitation skills to lead efficient design requirements, status, and review meetings


• Good understanding of photonics module packaging development, including active alignment, flip chip, wire-bonding, etc


• Good understanding of validation and production test flows from wafer to module


• Excellent communication and presentation skills


• Experience shipping complex projects within an aggressive timeline


• Experience with efficient organization of work across the organization through scrum and agile framework


• Ability to rapidly adapt and work independently in a fast-moving startup environment


• Experience with automotive supply chain (preferred, but not required)


• Experience with Atlassian tools (e.g. Confluence, JIRA) and Smartsheets to manage development efforts (preferred, but not required)


• Be part of a fast paced and dynamic team


• Very competitive compensation and meaningful stock grants


• Exceptional benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, and more


• Unlimited PTO: We care about results, not punching timecards

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