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Overview

Lightyear develops solar-powered electric vehicle technology and integrated solar roof systems. Its engineering focuses on extreme efficiency in drivetrain and aerodynamics. The company is headquartered in Helmond.

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News BorisTheBrave.Com 5 months ago
The Lightyear Race
Earth, proudly twinned with Rigel, went the joke. When intelligent life on Rigel was first discovered, it was a sensation. The newly christened Really Improbably Large Interferometer had just picke…
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News blog.lexfo.fr 2 years ago
Introducing lightyear, a new way to dump PHP files
In this blog post, we describe new techniques to dump PHP files leveraging filters, and a tool that does it.
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News TechCrunch 2 years ago
This $600 Buzz Lightyear toy is the most realistic yet
Do you have $600 burning an asteroid-sized hole in your pocket? If so, the new Buzz Lightyear robot might be for you. A collaboration between Pixar and smart toy company Robosen, the new Buzz is fully loaded with more than 3,000 tiny parts, 75 microchips,
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News CNET 2 years ago
This $600 Buzz Lightyear Is Not a Toy: Robosen Brought 'Toy Story' to Life and I'm Blown Away
I've been playing with Robosen's new voice-controlled, programmable Buzz Lightyear robot, and the details are impeccable.
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News New Atlas 2 years ago
$45K EV smuggles a 620-mile solid-state battery out of the lab
IM motors has decided that semi solid-state batteries are ready for prime time. In an omen of what Western automakers will need to contend with, it's now launched a futuristic luxury coupe with a next-gen battery pack and crab-walking capability.
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News InsideEVs 3 years ago
Want A Lightyear 0 But Don
Lightyear is selling off a wide array of assets in an attempt to raise enough capital to begin production of the 2.
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News Electrek 3 years ago
Lightyear tries to claw back from bankruptcy as new company using Solar EV tech as collateral
Less than a month after declaring bankruptcy, the remaining team at Lightyear has announced plans for a new company entirely...
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News Autoweek 3 years ago
Here's Why Lightyear 0 Production Has Been Halted
Here's why Lightyear 0 production has been halted just weeks after it began.
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Lightyear over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
7
Postings analysed
7
Stack modernity
76/100
Languages
MATLAB
Python
Rust
C++
Developer tools
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Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$106k
Typical range
$106k
Open positions
1
1 Jobs
Middle 100%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Middle 1 $106k $106k
Highest paying role Power Electronics Engineer $106k
Normalized to USD per year

Growth

Hiring Momentum
62/100
Growing
Open positions
6
1 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
58 days
faster than 24% of the market
Hiring Dynamics +100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Hardware
38% ▲
Industrial Engineering
38% ▼
Backend
25% ▼
Activity Timeline
Added Rust to stack Oct 2026
Added KiCad to stack Oct 2026
Added C++ to stack Oct 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Venray
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Helmond Netherlands
HQ
Venray Netherlands
Regional office
8 open roles 8 posted in 90 days 63% engineering $104k Avg Salary
hires for Hardware, Industrial Engineering, Backend
seen since Aug 2026 job postings

Jobs

$73k – $106k per year • In office • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Venray
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≈ $54k – $113k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Venray
Rust
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≈ $90k – $193k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Venray
MATLAB
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≈ $86k – $177k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Venray
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