# LiDAR Characterization & Perception Data Engineer - Mountain View, CA at Aeva

- Company: Aeva
- What the company does: Backed by Lux.
- Company website: https://aeva.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Mountain View, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $155K to $210K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-06-30
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/aeva/7207fe0e-dcc0-4119-9c4d-46400803860f
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/aeva-lidar-characterization-and-perception-data-engineer-mountain-view-ca/

## About the role

We're looking for a versatile engineer to serve as a critical bridge between our hardware, customer integration (FAE), and perception teams. As a shared resource, you will own the full lifecycle of our sensor data in the field. You will split your time between characterizing physical sensor performance, supporting customer deployments, and building the production-grade Python and C++ data pipelines required to ingest, validate, and label that data for our perception models.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Optics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 3+ years of industry experience blending software development (production Python and C++) with hardware/systems engineering (2+ years with a Master's)
- Hands-on experience with LiDAR, radar, or camera systems, including hardware troubleshooting, calibration, and point cloud analysis
- Strong fundamentals in software engineering (data structures, system design) and experience designing or operating data pipelines at scale
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical issues between external customers, hardware engineers, and perception software teams
- Familiarity with robotics or autonomous systems data such as ROS, sensor logs, binary formats, or perception datasets is a strong plus

Tags: Software