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# Staff MEMS Engineer at AEye, Inc

- **Company:** AEye, Inc
- **Location:** Https://Www.Aeye.Ai/Careers/
- **Posted:** 2026-10-08
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-06
- **Apply:** https://boards.greenhouse.io/aeyeinc/jobs/8869103002?gh_jid=8869103002

## Job description

AEye builds software-defined LiDAR around a pair of MEMS scanning mirrors. The Staff MEMS Engineer is the technical authority for those mirrors: how they are designed, how they perform, and how they are manufactured and qualified for volume production through external foundries. The role works across AEye's systems, hardware, quality and operations teams and with our foundry and component partners and contributes to the long-term MEMS roadmap for the product line.

This is a hands-on individual contributor position with technical ownership. The engineer works with a small MEMS team on characterization, screening and integration, and represents AEye's technical position with suppliers.

## Responsibilities

- Own the MEMS mirror technical baseline: device design, process stack and material specification, performance model, and configuration control across suppliers.
- Serve as the in-house expert on MEMS mirror physics: electrostatic actuation, piezoresistive position sensing, dynamics and high-voltage behavior.
- Define acceptance criteria and test conditions for MEMS devices, aligned with system requirements and with suppliers.
- Review and evaluate supplier process data, root cause analyses and design proposals, and provide technical direction.
- Develop the MEMS supply and technology roadmap: design evolution, qualification of additional supply sources, and assessment of commercially available devices against system requirements.
- Lead electrical and optical characterization in the laboratory and drive the development of automated screening and test.
- Work with Systems Engineering on scan pattern, control loop and optical constraints related to the mirror.
- Work with Quality on reliability and root cause analysis, and with Operations on the handoff of screened devices into scanner assembly.
- Manage the technical interface with foundry partners: development plans, data exchange, technical reviews, and on-site engagement as needed.
- Provide clear written status, analysis and recommendations to engineering management.

Required qualifications

- MS or PhD in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, applied physics or a related discipline.
- Eight or more years in MEMS device engineering, including direct experience with MEMS scanning mirrors or comparable electrostatic or piezoelectric actuators.
- Deep understanding of MEMS device design, simulation and behavior, sufficient to evaluate designs and process changes and predict their effect on performance and reliability.
- Experience bringing a MEMS device from design through an external foundry to production, including SOI-based process flows and wafer bonding.
- Experience assessing design alternatives, second-source options or commercial components against system requirements.
- Hands-on electrical and optical characterization of MEMS devices: actuation, position feedback, leakage and breakdown, optical angle measurement.
- Experience defining acceptance criteria and test methods for externally supplied components.
- Strong written and verbal communication, with the ability to document technical positions for management, suppliers and peers.

## Preferred qualifications

- Optical MEMS or LiDAR scanning experience.
- Piezoresistive sensing and closed-loop control of MEMS devices.
- Reliability qualification for automotive, aerospace or space applications.
- Photonics background: lasers, free-space beam steering, Gaussian optics.
- Experience managing the technical side of a foundry or supplier relationship.
- Experience in a small, fast-moving engineering organization.

Working environment

- Minimum of 3 days onsite at AEye's Pleasanton facility, with regular laboratory work.
- Ability to lift up to 40lbs
- Periodic travel to supplier and partner sites.

Base Salary Range $175,000-$200,000

## 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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