System & HW Validation Engineer

About Lyte

Lyte builds perception systems for Physical AI operating in complex environments. The company combines custom silicon, integrated sensors, and software into a unified platform for robotics, mobility, and next-generation automation. Lyte is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with a global presence. For more information, visit www.lyte.ai

If you’re excited about building impactful technology in a dynamic, hands-on environment, we’d love to hear from you!

About the role

• We are seeking a lab-focused engineer to manage system-level integration and troubleshooting of electro-optical hardware. This role emphasizes methodically isolating problems and localizing them to a specific component or subsystem. The right candidate combines broad technical understanding with clear communication and a practical, hands-on approach.

What you'll do

• Own day-to-day operation of the automated test benches: prepare setups, DUT handling, perform calibrations, and bench health checks
• Run test campaigns end to end and produce clean, fully traceable results - every measurement tied to its bench configuration and unit under test.
• Design tests and test setups: choose the method, the instruments, and the measurement approach that verify the requirement at hand.
• Design and redesign test benches: mechanical layout, fixtures, wiring, instrument selection, and validation of the new setup.
• Debug hardware/firmware interactions using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and spectrum analyzers
• Perform signal and power integrity measurements; identify noise and crosstalk sources
• Establish and maintain the lab’s communication infrastructures: instruments, benches, and computers connected and exchanging data reliably.
• Keep the lab running with your own hands: solder and rework boards, build cables and harnesses, and debug bench electronics.
• Take complex test processes apart, understand every test step and the physics behind, and intervene to optimize the process - cycle time, measurement quality, repeatability, yield.
• Judge measurement health in real time: spot drift, bad fixtures, or suspect data before it contaminates a dataset.
• Support new bench bring-up, pilot runs, and acceptance of new setups.

Required Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering

• ~5+ years of hands-on lab experience with precision hardware for device bring-up, system validation, or failure analysis

• A solid general physics foundation - optics, electronics, mechanics, thermal

• Working programming skills: able to understand and debug scripts in Python, C/C++, Bash, or MATLAB. Handling large datasets through code is a must.

• Laser safety, ESD, and cleanroom discipline as second nature.

• Schematic, layout, and datasheet fluency

Preferred Qualifications

• Working with mechatronics systems and testing.
• Basic CAD for fixtures and bench mechanics - CATIA, Autodesk Inventor, Solid Edge, SolidWorks, or similar.
• Experience with automated test stations (automated test equipment) in a production or validation environment.

Benefits (subject to location and local regulations)

• Competitive salary and equity
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Flexible vacation and time-off policy
• Collaborative, fast-paced, and inclusive work environment
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies with a highly cross-functional team