Aeva designs frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) lidar sensors and perception software for automotive and industrial applications. The company employs roughly 210 people and has kept hiring measured, adding fewer than 10 new roles while recording about 30 departures. Overall headcount remains concentrated in engineering talent that supports product development and customer integration efforts.
Engineering is the largest group at Aeva with around 130 employees, representing more than half of the workforce. Business-oriented functions such as Business Management, Sales & Support, and Operations together account for roughly 37 positions, while Quality and IT teams each stand at about a dozen people. Smaller clusters of employees fall into categories like Program & Project Management, Legal, and Education, indicating that many corporate or compliance tasks are handled by lean, specialised teams. The remaining staff is captured under an Other category, totalling just over 20 people.
Aeva’s staff is widely distributed across California’s tech corridor. About 48 employees work in San Francisco, followed by 31 in San Jose and 31 in Mountain View. Additional Bay Area hubs include Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Palo Alto, and Cupertino, each hosting single-digit headcounts. Outside California, Rochester, New York, accounts for roughly five team members, and another 60 employees are listed under various Other locations, showing a modest but meaningful remote or satellite presence.