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Director, Silicon Photonics Design
Aeva · Mountain View, CA · On Site · Active · $227,200–$307,400 / year · Lever
Job facts
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Company | Aeva |
| Title | Director, Silicon Photonics Design |
| Normalized title | - |
| Department / team | Photonics |
| Location | Mountain View, CA, United States |
| Work model | On Site |
| Employment type | - |
| Salary | $227,200–$307,400 / year |
| Status | active |
| ATS provider | Lever |
| Posted / first seen | 2026-05-21 / 2026-05-29 |
| Changed / last seen | 2026-06-17 / 2026-06-18 |
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| Company | Aeva |
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| ATS provider | Lever |
Description
Aeva is building the next generation of products for sensing, perception for autonomous vehicles and AI data centers. With its unique ability to measure instantaneous velocity for each pixel, long-range performance at high resolutions, while being free from LiDAR or sunlight interference, Aeva’s 4D LiDAR is built from the ground up at silicon photonics scale for mass-market applications.
Role Overview:
We are looking for an expert in photonics engineering to join our core engineering team!
Lead design team to deliver silicon photonics across multiple verticals including AI data centers, Automotive, Industrial automation
Work closely with architecture, fab and cross functional design teams to deliver products on tight timelines
Own the scoping of various tapeouts to manage balance between development milestones and product timelines/ intercepts
Own DFMEA of silicon photonics for various product lines
Understand the fab process to take into account design-process interactions
Own the characterization of silicon photonics tapeouts with clear test and reliability plans - assist with execution as needed
Work with test team to define and develop characterization for new devices
What you have
5+ years demonstrated experience with leading design teams to deliver product
Strong background and experience designing photonics devices into foundries
Experience with delivering complex photonics circuits taking into account system constraints and interactions
Experience with full successful design, tape-out, and test cycles
Experience with back reflection and stray light management strategies
Experience in optical simulation software to evaluate optical designs
Experience in qualifying high volume photonics components
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| Provider | lever |
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| Title | Director, Silicon Photonics Design |
| Normalized Title | — |
| Status | active |
| Active | yes |
| Location Text | Mountain View, CA |
| Department | — |
| Team | Photonics |
| Employment Type | — |
| Workplace Type | on_site |
| Remote Policy | — |
| Country | United States |
| Region | CA |
| City | Mountain View |
| Salary Raw | USD 227200-307400 per-year-salary |
| Salary Min | 227,200 |
| Salary Max | 307,400 |
| Salary Currency | USD |
| Salary Period | year |
| Source URL | https://jobs.lever.co/aeva/bcb0e400-7ff5-4fd2-a476-8534a10fd65b |
| Apply URL | https://jobs.lever.co/aeva/bcb0e400-7ff5-4fd2-a476-8534a10fd65b/apply |
| First Seen At | 2026-05-29 06:57:01Z |
| Last Seen At | 2026-06-18 07:55:19Z |
| Last Checked At | 2026-06-18 07:55:19Z |
| Last Changed At | 2026-06-17 07:55:14Z |
| Inactive At | — |
| Source Posted At | 2026-05-21 20:45:54Z |
| Source Updated At | — |
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