Product Design Engineer
Aeva
Product, Design
Mountain View, CA, USA
Posted on Oct 16, 2025
About us:
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.
Role Overview:
We are looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer to contribute to the mechanical design of our product as well as test & assembly equipment.
What you will be doing
- Design of components and assemblies for system architectures comprised of a number of complex sub-assemblies including high power components operating in harsh environments
- Fixture & equipment design to support product assembly, product performance testing, and product reliability testing
- Interacting with mechanical, electrical, optical, and process engineers to produce designs that satisfy system requirements
- Prototype design, assembly and validation to influence product direction
- Maintenance, design, testing, and improvement of existing products
- Interacting with suppliers for DFM feedback, part quoting and procurement
What will you have
- 2-3 years experience in a consumer electronics (or comparable) industry, or a Masters Degree in mechanical engineering
- Strong engineering fundamentals, problem solving skills, and experience with mechanical design
- Solid understanding of design for assembly including tolerance stack analysis
- Knowledge in manufacturing processes with various metal and plastic materials (including machining, die-cutting, die-casting and injection molding)
- The ability and desire to design in CAD and be hands-on with assembly and test
- A desire to learn, innovate, and express your ideas in a fast moving collaborative environment
Nice to have
- FEA knowledge
- SolidWorks