OPTO-MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER | AEVA

Date Posted: 

 Monday, November 16, 2020

Position Location: 

 Mountain View, CA

Job Description: 

Aeva is looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer to join our growing team! This individual will design our opto-electronic products and carry them through the entire product lifecycle. They will be a key member in development of new products from concept to final builds, partner with cross-functional teams along the way!

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

• Development of new products including execution on concept, design, drawings, vendor selection, part evaluation, and product builds
• Developing cutting edge Silicon Photonics (SiP) optoelectronic devices
• Developing of free space optics optoelectronic devices
• Detailed Tolerance Analyses of components and assemblies.
• Maintenance, design, testing, and improvement of existing products
• Product designs utilizing miniature optics, sub-micron alignments, and micron level passive placements
• Fixture design and development ranging from prototype to production
• Integration of mechanical, optical, and electrical components
• Lead reviews of mechanical development activities
• Interacting with CMs and suppliers to provide mechanical support for manufacturing of parts and products

WHAT YOU HAVE:

• Minimum of BS degree in Mechanical Engineering with 5+ years of experience in related engineering roles
• Experience with detail design, development and validation of mechanical assemblies for prototype volumes to mass manufacturing
• Solid understanding of design for assembly and integration in complex optoelectronic devices including tolerance stack analysis
• Knowledge in manufacturing processes for assembly of optoelectronic devices (die attach, wirebond, active alignment, hermetic sealing)
• Experience in design for manufacturing across the entire product life cycle from concept thru volume production
• Knowledge of part manufacturing processes such as plastic injection molding, machining, thin film and thick film ceramics, HTCC ceramics, and ceramic ferrules is desirable

NICE TO HAVE:

• Prototype and production equipment design experience
• Manufacturing experience of optoelectronic devices
• Geometric optics knowledge
• Experience in SiP assembly processes and design rules

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU:

• Be part of an early start-up that's backed by industry leading venture capitalists
• Very competitive compensation
• Exceptional benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, and more
• Paid lunches, ping pong tournaments, and fun team off-sites
• 401k matching

Aeva develops a new sensing & perception paradigm for autonomous machines. Aeva's technology brings together the best of vision, depth & motion sensors into a single product with superior performance. Compared to today's best in class, it provides greater range & resolution across weather conditions and a new dimension to precisely measure velocity of every pixel in the scene.

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