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Photonics Lidar Technical Lead
| Company | Aeva |
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| Location | Mountain View, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $154900 – $209600 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Master’s, PhD |
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| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
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Requirements
- Experience with lidar systems and depth sensors, preferably chip scale implementations
- Strong background in system level modeling for lidar
- 3-5 years of hands-on experience in characterization of lidar systems, photonic components, subassemblies, and/or modules
- Deep understanding of design trade offs to build industry leading lidar systems
- Excellent understanding of active and passive photonics components, electrical components, and thermal/mechanical interfaces
- MS or PhD in electrical engineering, physics, or another photonics related field
- 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
Responsibilities
- Be the technical point person during development from initial concept and to the full system POC
- Detailed simulations and modeling of link, power, and thermal budgets to deliver lidar systems to specification
- Validate models by designing and conducting experiments for empirical data collection and analysis
- 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
Preferred Qualifications
No preferred qualifications provided.
