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# Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer at AEye, Inc

- **Company:** AEye, Inc
- **Location:** Pleasanton, CA
- **Posted:** 2026-06-03
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://boards.greenhouse.io/aeyeinc/jobs/8575958002?gh_jid=8575958002

## Job description

Sr. Manufacturing Test Engineer Location: Pleasanton, CA

## About the Role

We are seeking a hands-on Sr. Manufacturing Test Engineer to lead calibration and end-of-line (EOL) test operations for LiDAR products in a production environment. In this role, you will support production test stations, troubleshoot manufacturing issues, and partner closely with CM/EMS providers and cross-functional engineering teams to enable successful product launches and high-volume manufacturing. This is an execution-focused position ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments and enjoys turning complex test requirements into reliable production processes.

## Key Responsibilities

- Own and support calibration and end-of-line (EOL) test processes for our LiDAR systems and subassemblies.
- Set up, validate, maintain, and improve production test stations, fixtures, and supporting processes.
- Execute test and calibration procedures during NPI, pilot builds, and volume production.
- Troubleshoot test failures and manufacturing issues and drive root cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Partner with CM/EMS providers and cross-functional teams including Systems, Hard-ware, Quality, Reliability, and Operations to support production readiness and ongoing manufacturing.
- Drive yield improvement, test robustness, and continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing test operations.
- Maintain test documentation, work instructions, and engineering change control records.
- Participate in DFT and DFM reviews to improve manufacturability, test coverage, and product readiness.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 8+ years of experience in manufacturing, production test, or test engineering, ideally in optics, sensors, automotive electronics, or similarly complex hardware environments.
- Hands-on experience with automated test systems, lab instrumentation, and production fixturing.
- Strong understanding of electro-optical systems, lasers, photodetectors (including APD and SPAD), and optical fundamentals.
- Experience using data analysis and statistical methods to improve yield, reliability, and test performance.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced production or manufacturing environment.
- Willingness to support builds and issue resolution at world wide CM/EMS partner sites as needed.
- Must be able to lift up to 50lbs

## Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with LiDAR systems, optical sensors, or related electro-optical products.
- Familiarity with laser-based systems, photodetectors, and optical alignment processes.
- Exposure to automotive manufacturing, safety-critical systems, or high-reliability products.
- Experience working with contract manufacturers or EMS partners in a production

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

Base Annual Salary Range: $125K-145K

## About AEye, Inc

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: AEye, Inc. provides software-defined lidar solutions that enable advanced driver-assistance, vehicle autonomy, smart infrastructure, security, and logistics applications.
- **Entity Type**: Public (NASDAQ: LIDR)
- **Headquarters**: Pleasanton, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2013
- **Founders**: Luis Dussan (Founder and Board Member)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Automotive technology, autonomous driving, lidar sensors, intelligent transportation systems, defense, and smart infrastructure.
- **Target customers**: B2B, serving automotive OEMs, trucking companies, smart infrastructure developers, defense contractors, rail operators, and logistics firms.
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To create a safer, smarter world by building transformational technology that brings cutting-edge science to new markets, freeing humanity from mundane tasks and laying the foundation for a new generation of economic growth.

## Products & Services
- **Apollo™**: A production-ready, automotive-grade, software-defined lidar sensor capable of detecting objects up to 1 kilometer away. It is designed for behind-the-windshield integration and has completed extensive validation.
- **Stratos™**: A next-generation ultra-long-range lidar sensor extending detection out to 1.5 kilometers, built on the same mature, scalable architecture as Apollo.
- **OPTIS™**: A full-stack solution that fuses lidar, perception, and AI compute to detect objects, deliver real-time intelligence, and take appropriate action. It is a purpose-built physical AI system.
- **4Sight Intelligent Sensing Platform**: The underlying adaptive lidar sensor-based operating system that enhances perception by capturing accurate information faster and more reliably.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: $8.0 million market cap (as of recent data).
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of $233,000; Total funding of $819 million.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: NVIDIA (integration with DRIVE AGX Orin™), Taiwania Capital Management Corporation (led Series B), and a capital-light manufacturing partnership with a premier Tier-1 global partner.
- **Growth Signals**: The company has grown headcount by 12.7% year-over-year to 57 employees. It has expanded into multiple verticals beyond automotive, including aviation, defense, rail, and smart infrastructure. The company holds a strong intellectual property portfolio.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Software-Defined Architecture**: Unlike many competitors with fixed hardware, AEye’s lidar is software-defined, allowing for over-the-air upgrades and mode changes without hardware modifications.
- **Ultra-Long Range**: Apollo and Stratos offer detection out to 1 km and 1.5 km respectively, significantly outperforming cameras and human vision in range and adverse conditions.
- **Capital-Light Manufacturing Model**: AEye operates through a Tier-1 partner, allowing scalable production to tens of thousands of units annually without massive capital expenditure.
- **Compact Form Factor**: Sensors are the size of a smartphone, enabling clean behind-the-windshield integration for automotive OEMs.

## Strategic Focus
- **Expansion into New Verticals**: AEye is actively targeting markets beyond automotive, including intelligent transportation systems (traffic management, tolling), aviation (airport safety, UAV detection), defense, rail, and logistics.
- **Physical AI Integration**: The company is focusing on delivering full-stack solutions (OPTIS) that combine sensing with AI compute and action, moving beyond simple detection to real-time decision-making.
- **Scaling Production**: Leveraging its capital-light model to scale to tens of thousands of units annually through its Tier-1 partner.
- **Partnerships**: Deepening integration with NVIDIA’s DRIVE AGX Orin platform for a combined perception and compute solution.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-Driven Work**: The company is focused on saving lives and building safer autonomous systems for transportation and infrastructure.
- **Culture**: AEye emphasizes a collaborative, idea-sharing environment with values of innovation, creativity, and integrity. They believe in empowering employees to achieve their potential.
- **Work Environment**: Flexible and collaborative, located in the greater San Francisco Bay Area (Pleasanton, CA).
- **Benefits**: Competitive compensation packages, medical/dental/vision insurance, matching 401k plan, flexible time off, weekly team lunches, office snacks, and commuter benefits.
- **Engineering Culture**: The technical team comprises 28% of the workforce, with a focus on cutting-edge lidar, perception, and AI technology. Senior-level roles are prominent (16% senior, 15% other management).
- **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Not explicitly stated, but the company offers a "flexible" work environment. The headquarters is in Pleasanton, CA, with a presence in Germany.

## Sources
1. [AEye Careers Page](https://www.aeye.ai/careers/)
2. [AEye Company Website](https://www.aeye.ai/)
3. [AEye Corporate Profile (Investors)](https://investors.aeye.ai/overview/corporate-profile)
4. [AEye About Page](https://www.aeye.ai/company/)
5. [AEye LinkedIn Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/company/aeye-inc.)

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