Senior Member of Technical Staff, LiDAR Systems Engineer

Lumotive is pioneering the era of programmable optics—where light is controlled as intelligently and flexibly as software.

 

At the heart of this transformation is a once-in-a-generation innovation: a flat CMOS-based “general purpose optic.” Lumotive’s Light Control Metasurface (LCM™) beam forming chips can be programmed to function as a beam steering mirror, a lens, mirror, a beam splitter—or any optical function—replacing bulky and mechanical optical components with a fully digital, reconfigurable semiconductor . This breakthrough lays the foundation for a massive shift in multiple technologies—from 3D sensing and imaging to optical networking, free space optical communication, and beyond. Like the shift from analog to digital in electronics, programmable optics will reshape industries from robotics, self-driving cars, AI, defense, and healthcare.

Lumotive’s first commercial application is in LiDAR, where its software-defined beam steering chips are already enabling compact, high-performance, solid-state sensors. These sensors are being deployed today in smart infrastructure, robotics, and mobility systems through leading module makers and solution integrators.

With more than 200 patents and growing commercial traction, Lumotive is delivering the world’s first digital platform for light—and redefining what’s possible in the optical age.

Job Description:

We are seeking a technically strong Senior LiDAR Systems Engineer to join our growing Applications team. This role is key to supporting customers as they evaluate and adopt Lumotive’s core optical semiconductor technology and system reference designs into their own LiDAR product designs and manufacturing processes. You’ll work closely with internal teams and customer engineering groups to ensure successful evaluation, integration, and scaling of Lumotive technology. In addition to supporting customers, you will help build internal reference designs and create demonstration use cases across key industries like automotive, robotics, and infrastructure.

This is an on-site, hands-on role that blends engineering rigor with cross-functional collaboration—ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of hardware and software. The role involves occasional domestic and global travel for up to 25% of the time, spending time as needed with customers and partners.

Responsibilities:

• Support customers in adopting Lumotive’s optical beam steering transmitter technology into their own LiDAR systems, from evaluation through design-in, validation, and launch.
• Act as a technical liaison for customer engineering teams and contract manufacturers, ensuring smooth integration and addressing system-level challenges as they arise; become an expert on Lumotive’s Light Control Metasurface™ technology and LiDAR reference designs.
• Build and maintain reference LiDAR system setups to demonstrate key capabilities and use cases across verticals such as automotive, robotics, and industrial automation.
• Develop and execute test plans to characterize system-level performance (range, field of view, signal quality, synchronization).
• Analyze system-level behavior across optics, signal processing, and firmware boundaries to identify and address root causes of performance issues.
• Collaborate with internal software, optics, and hardware teams to provide actionable feedback on customer needs and product improvements.
• Contribute to the creation of technical collateral—application notes, demo configurations, performance summaries, and integration guides—for new hardware releases.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, Mechatronics, or a related field.
• 8+ years of hands-on experience with sensor systems, embedded hardware/software integration, or perception hardware (LiDAR, camera, radar, etc.).
• Proficiency with tools like Python, C++, OpenCV, and data analysis environments.
• Strong understanding of system timing, signal processing, and multi-sensor integration.
• Excellent technical communication and documentation skills.
• Ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment.
• Experience working directly with customer engineering teams on hardware integration projects.
• Familiarity with electrical and optical hardware validation.
• Knowledge of communication protocols such as MIPI, Ethernet, or CAN.
• Background in creating technical documentation, including block diagrams, interface specs, and performance guides.

$115,000 - $130,000 a year

Base pay is scaled depending on experience + Performance based Quarterly Bonus + Equity. 

Benefits include but not limited to:

Canada Life

Vacation / PTO plus 14 paid company holidays

Stock Options