Senior Systems Engineer

We are looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to join our systems engineering team and collaborate with internal architecture hardware software firmware and mechanical teams to drive the specifications of AEyes lidar and its variants. You evaluate and characterize lidar technologies and products develop physics-based models build and test prototype modules and samples and run lab and field tests to validate performance against specifications. Working across cross-functional teams you help meet system-level targets partnering with engineering program and business development.

• Specification and requirements: collaborate with internal architecture hardware software firmware and mechanical teams to drive the specifications of the lidar and its variants. Help decompose system-level targets into subsystem requirements (EE / ME / FW / SW).
• Evaluation and characterization: evaluate and characterize lidar technologies subsystems and products. Develop physics-based models to predict and assess performance and define the KPIs (for example range accuracy false alarm rate separability) used to measure it.
• Prototyping and validation: define and work on prototype modules and samples perform bench bring-ups and execute lab and field tests to validate module performance against specifications including environmental and eye-safety standards.
• Cross-functional collaboration: work with cross-functional teams to meet system-level targets debug hardware and software interfaces and resolve data quality and point cloud issues at the system level.
• Manufacturing transition: support the transition of prototypes through R&D validation into production including production integration calibration and design-for-x.

Required

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Physics Applied Physics Optics Mechatronics or a related field.
• 8 years of experience in optoelectronic or sensor systems engineering preferably in lidar or active depth sensing.
• Experience collaborating across architecture hardware software and mechanical teams to drive system and subsystem specifications.
• Proficiency in system simulation performance modeling and data analysis.
• Strong grounding in the physics of the system: lasers and device physics optics and signal processing together with the optical electrical mechanical and thermal aspects of system design.
• Proficiency in scripting for modeling data analysis and test automation (Python preferred).
• Hands-on experience evaluating and characterizing optical or electro-optical subsystems including prototype bring-up lab and field testing and common failure modes.
• Experience with sensor calibration production integration and the transition of prototypes into production.
• Strong technical documentation: requirements specifications test plans and reports.

Preferred

• MS. or Ph.D. in a related field.
• Proficiency in C and the ability to read debug and modify production code and experience developing algorithms for point cloud processing or calibration.
• Familiarity with automotive functional safety and qualification standards (for example ISO 26262 AEC-Q ASPICE AUTOSAR MISRA V-Model SAFe).
• Experience with sensor fusion time synchronization and perception applications.
• Experience across the full lifecycle of automotive aerospace or industrial sensor development and production.
• Familiarity with ROS or ROS2.
• Experience with automated test scripts and CI pipelines.
• Comfortable working in Linux environments including shell networking basics and log analysis.
• Project management experience or certification (for example PMP).

Position is onsite a minimum of 3 days at our Pleasanton CA Office

Base Annual Salary Range: $140K-180K