Senior Engineer, Optical Test

Lumotive's award-winning optical semiconductor solutions enable advanced sensing and perception capabilities in next-generation consumer, mobility, and industrial automation products such as mobile devices, autonomous vehicles, and robots. The company's patented Light Control Metasurface (LCM) beam steering chips deliver an unparalleled combination of high performance, exceptional reliability, and low cost - all in a tiny, easily integrated solution. Lumotive has received measurable industry acclaim including Laser Focus World's 2024 Innovators Award; CES Innovation Awards in 2022, 2024, and 2025; Fast Company's Next Big Thing in Tech 2023; a 2022 SPIE PRISM Award; and a prestigious Edison Award. Investors include Gates Frontier, MetaVC Partners, Quan Funds, Samsung Ventures, and Uniquest.

Job Description:

As Senior Engineer, Optical Test, you will be responsible for the characterization pipeline of light control metasurfaces (LCMs). Activities include development, maintenance, and validation of test stations as well as data collection and data analysis.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and extend Python characterization scripts / programs for automated R&D / production testing of optical metasurfaces.
• Define and perform QA routines to validate characterization stations.
• Collaborate with a small team in a fast-paced environment to continuously expand testing capability and inform production of future metasurface generations.
• Support proof-of-concept LCM-based LIDAR system prototyping.
• Systematically document test results and testing procedures.
• Present data, methods, and conclusions to the technical and leadership team.
• Participate in code review process.

Qualifications:

• University degree (BS or higher, MS preferred) in Optical Engineer, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum two years of experience for BS, none for MS.
• Solid Python fundamentals related to hardware control, data analysis, and database interfacing.
• Experience prototyping optomechanical systems.
• Experience working in an optical lab environment on alignment and/or characterization (working with photodetectors, lasers, oscilloscopes)
• Experience using optical /mechanical modeling tools like Zemax / Solidworks.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.

$85,000 - $100,000 a year

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

Benefits include but not limited to:

Health, dental and vision

FSA, HSA

PTO plus 14 paid company holidays

401K with 3% contribution

Stock Options

Daily lunch and snacks

Life insurance and disability