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# Senior Technical Operations Manager at AEye, Inc

- **Company:** AEye, Inc
- **Location:** Pleasanton, CA
- **Posted:** 2026-06-12
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://boards.greenhouse.io/aeyeinc/jobs/8589160002?gh_jid=8589160002

## Job description

Senior Technical Operations Manager

We are seeking a hands-on, execution-focused Sr. Technical Operations Manager to lead our contract manufacturer and sub-supplier operations, New Product Introduction (NPI), manufacturing engineering, and manufacturing test engineering for LiDAR products. This role is responsible for driving operational excellence across a multi-site supplier network while ensuring readiness for builds, launches, and volume production.

The ideal candidate will partner closely with engineering and supply chain teams to support engineering builds, product launches, and scalable manufacturing, while improving quality, yield, and supplier performance.

## Key Responsibilities

- Lead contract manufacturers and sub-suppliers to deliver high-quality products on schedule and at scale.
- Partner with the Global Supply Management team on supplier selection, onboarding, and ramp-up activities.
- Own manufacturing technical deliverables, including manufacturing test, manufacturing engineering, and quality readiness.
- Troubleshoot production issues, lead root cause analysis, and drive corrective and preventive actions.
- Collaborate with EMS partners and cross-functional teams including systems, hardware, software, reliability, and supply chain to support product launches and ongoing production.
- Drive yield improvement, test robustness, and continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing operations.
- Define, implement, and manage the operational NPI process.
- Develop and maintain the quality management system for manufacturing operations.
- Ensure manufacturing partners maintain required certifications and compliance standards.

Required Skills & Experience

- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, manufacturing, industrialization, or a related field; MBA, or equivalent relevant experience.
- 8+ years of experience in manufacturing, production operations, or technical operations.
- Hands-on experience managing multiple contract manufacturers across Asia, North America, and/or Europe.
- Working knowledge of electro-optical systems.
- Experience using data analysis and statistical methods to improve yield, reliability, and process performance.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Willingness to support builds and troubleshooting at partner sites as needed.
- Ability to lift or move up to 50 lbs.
- Position is on site in Pleasanton, CA

## Preferred Skills & Experience

- Experience with electronics, LiDAR systems, or optical sensing technologies.
- Exposure to automotive manufacturing or other high-reliability products.
- Working knowledge of electrical manufacturing processes (including FCT test and SMT) and mechanical manufacturing processes (including tooling and machining).
- Understanding of IOS standards and certification.

Base Annual Salary Range: $185K-225K

## 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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