Senior Engineer, Optical Systems Engineer

Lumotive
Redmond
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 80,000 - 100,000 annuallyFunction: IT Operations (Systems/Network Admin)Experience: 2+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Cross-team collaboration","Problem-solving","Judgment"]

Design and validate the next generation of LiDAR in a hands-on environment, supporting implementation of LCM-based system and transmitter designs. Build and maintain test stations and fixtures for assembly, calibration, and production bring-up, then run system-level test campaigns to characterize performance. Develop Python-based automation for measurements and debugging across electronics, optics, and embedded control algorithms while collaborating with cross-functional teams and reporting results clearly.

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Senior Engineer, Optical Systems Engineer

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Job Summary

Design and validate the next generation of LiDAR in a hands-on environment, supporting implementation of LCM-based system and transmitter designs. Build and maintain test stations and fixtures for assembly, calibration, and production bring-up, then run system-level test campaigns to characterize performance. Develop Python-based automation for measurements and debugging across electronics, optics, and embedded control algorithms while collaborating with cross-functional teams and reporting results clearly.
Location: Redmond
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: IT Operations (Systems/Network Admin)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Support implementation of LCM-based LiDAR system and transmitter designs, including build, test, debug, customization, and system-level optimization.
  • •Build test stations and fixtures for system-level test, assembly, and calibration, supporting bring-up through production.
  • •Execute system-level test campaigns to characterize and validate LiDAR performance across development and production builds.
  • •Build and maintain Python-based automation and measurement tools for characterization and calibration of systems and optoelectronic components.
  • •Debug systems and transmitters across electronics, optics, and embedded processing/control algorithms, and present test results to internal teams.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 80,000 - 100,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionFsaHsaPaid Leave401kEquityLife InsuranceDisability

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Physics, or a related field plus at least 2+ years of relevant work experience.
  • •Working experience in optoelectronic or photonic systems integration and debug.
  • •Python skills for automation, control, and data analysis.
  • •Familiarity with Git and Unix environments, and comfort with embedded systems.
  • •Exposure to system integration, optoelectronics, cross-domain debugging, and building test/calibration stations.
Experience:2+ yearsLiDAROptoelectronic systemsPhotonic systemsSystem integrationProduction debugging
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationCross-team collaborationProblem-solvingJudgment
Tech Stack:PythonGitUnixEmbedded systemsSignal processingCalibration

Company Brief

Lumotive
Develops solid-state LiDAR systems using programmable photonics and beam-steering technology to enable advanced sensing for automotive, robotics, and industrial applications.
Industry: Hardware Devices
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Headquarters: Seattle, United States
Founded: 2017
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