Senior Systems Engineering Program Manager, Aeva
$181.3-245k
Office located in Mountain View, CA
Sensory perception technology for all devices
Open for applications
Sensory perception technology for all devices
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$181.3-245k
Office located in Mountain View, CA
201-500 employees
Company mission
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.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of program management experience in hardware or systems engineering, with a focus on high-volume production
- Proven success leading global programs with contract manufacturers from NPI through production
- Strong strategic planning and execution skills, with the ability to align technical programs to business objectives
- Deep understanding of manufacturing processes, industrialization strategies, and lifecycle management for complex systems
- Expertise in DFM, configuration control, FACA, and root cause analysis
- Experience managing RFQ, supplier selection, and basic commercial negotiations
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across global and executive audiences
- Proficiency with tools like JIRA, Confluence, or similar
- Background in automotive, LiDAR, or advanced manufacturing preferred
- BS/MS in Engineering or related field required; PMP or equivalent preferred
What the job involves
- We’re seeking a Senior Systems Engineering Program Manager to lead complex hardware programs from concept through high-volume production
- You’ll drive alignment across engineering, manufacturing, and executive teams to deliver high-quality products on time and at target cost
- This role combines strategic planning with hands-on execution, ensuring readiness across global operations and supporting seamless collaboration between contract manufacturers and local teams
- Lead end-to-end program management for multi-disciplinary hardware systems—from design and validation through ramp and mass production
- Develop and execute strategic program plans that align with business objectives, capacity goals, and long-term product roadmaps
- Coordinate with global contract manufacturers and internal teams to ensure product readiness, build execution, and quality performance
- Integrate DFM, quality, and supply chain inputs early in the development cycle to drive manufacturability and cost efficiency
- Manage schedules, milestones, and build readiness across global teams, ensuring smooth prototype-to-production transitions
- Identify and mitigate program risks, track KPIs for cost, quality, and schedule, and report status to executive stakeholders
- Facilitate cross-functional alignment across engineering, operations, supply chain, and quality teams to resolve critical issues
Our take
The development of self-driving cars presents enormous opportunities for transportation, shipping, and ride-hailing industries, but getting these cars to run flawlessly is difficult. Cameras and radar sensors are used to detect obstacles for safe automated driving, but existing technology does not analyze enough data to meet these expectations.
Aeva builds sensory perception technology that maps the physical world around a vehicle on a granular basis to contribute towards the development of fully self-driving cars. The sensory system relies on what the company describes as being the world’s first 4D LiDAR-on-Chip. This technology comprises sensors that detect objects and events up to 300m away, recognize velocity-per-pixel, and are immune to interference from neighbouring frequencies.
Companies such as Tesla are already developing successful and safe fully self-driving software for their cars, but Aeva's approach to LiDar presents some serious competition to the existing camera-based technology. Despite further competition from Luminar and Velodyne, Aeva remains unique due to the condensed presentation of their technology into a tiny chip.
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Insights
5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Oct 2018
$45m
SERIES A
Jan 2017
$3.5m
SEED
Total funding: $48.5m
Company benefits
- Health & Wellbeing: Beyond comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, enjoy wellness benefits from leading providers like Gympass, Headspace, Cleo, and more
- Save for Tomorrow: In addition to matching your 401(k) contributions, we offer a Mega Roth option that allows you to contribute significantly more towards your retirement
- Rest & Recharge: We provide paid holidays and flexible time off, plus unlimited vacation and generous maternity/paternity leave policies
- Free Food & Snacks: Lunch is provided every day that you're in the office, with weekly food trucks and individual food delivery options, plus unlimited snacks and coffee
- Free EV Charging: We believe in driving the future - literally and figuratively. That's why we're proud to offer free electric vehicle (EV) charging at our office
- Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: We believe that diversity of thought and background drives innovation and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued and respected
Company HQ
Mountain View, CA
Leadership
Soroush Salehian
(Co-Founder & CEO)Studied Mechanical Engineering at Stanford before founding BlueLibris in June 2010. They then spent almost 5 years as an Apple Product Development Manager before co-founding Aeva in January 2017.
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