- Robot type
- Sensors and Components
- Location
- Mountain ViewCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Manufacturing
- Posted
- Aug 4, 2026
- Salary
- $30–$40 an hour
R&D Technician Opto-Mechanical
Job description
Aeva’s mission is 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. Aeva is transforming autonomy with its groundbreaking sensing and perception technology that integrates all key LiDAR components onto a silicon photonics chip in a compact module. Aeva 4D LiDAR sensors uniquely detect instant velocity in addition to 3D position, allowing autonomous devices like vehicles and robots to make more intelligent and safe decisions.
Job responsibilities
- Perform various optical assemblies involving optical lenses, optical fiber, mirrors, lasers, etc.
- Assembly of product using procedures, drawings or internal specifications
- Repair/Troubleshoot defective product
- Assist engineering in building and testing prototypes
- Perform data collection and data analysis as needed
- Test product performance
- Inspect and or test optical components
- Perform incoming, in-process, and final inspections on various components, sub-assemblies, and final assemblies
Job requirements
- 3+ years of experience in opto-mechanical / fiber optics related field
- Experience in optical alignment and assembly using fixtures, hand tools and microscopes
- Experience in performing visual inspections with or without microscope
- Experience in performing measurements using equipment such as calipers, micrometers, pin gauges, thread gauges, and height gauges.
- Ability to document and communicate inspection results in a detailed manner
- Demonstrated ability to achieve result independently and work well with others
- Great communication & computer skills, proactive, self-starter, great attention to detail and organized
- Good understanding of engineering principles
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