Principal Hardware Test Automation Engineer, Aeva
$181.1-245k
+ Stock grants
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
$181.1-245k
+ Stock grants
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
- BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field
- 15+ years of experience in software development, with a focus on developing automation solutions for manufacturing lines
- Strong proficiency in Python & C++ programming and relevant libraries/frameworks for hardware test automation
- Experience with continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) practices, unit and integration testing, and version control
- Previous experience in leading and managing teams, fostering collaboration, and driving results
- Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex technical issues and provide effective solutions
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, capable of working with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
- Proven ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, managing multiple priorities and projects simultaneously
Desirable
- Familiar with protocols used for instrument communication, including serial, USB, Ethernet, GPIB, etc
- User interface design experience, preferably using the PyQt framework
- Experience building applications that use threading and/or multiprocessing
What the job involves
- You will drive the architecture and development of the software infrastructure used for assembly, test and production infrastructure in the manufacturing line for Aeva’s 4D lidar sensors
- Lead a team of skilled engineers dedicated to designing, implementing, and maintaining automated hardware assembly and test infrastructure
- Architect, design, and develop a robust and scalable Python & C++ based software platform for performing hardware assembly and test station automation in the manufacturing line
- Work on the full software stack, enabling automation of complex sensor and component alignment and tests, robot-based part handling for fully automated manufacturing lines, designing control interfaces, integration with factory automation and standardizing data components, and optimizing calibration procedures
- Collaborate cross-functionally with database, embedded software, hardware test, and signal processing, and other teams to ensure we build the best possible solutions
- Collaborate with project managers to define project scopes, schedules, and resource allocations, ensuring timely and successful project deliveries
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to team members, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented work environment
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
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
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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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