Ayar Labs is seeking a Senior Staff Electronic Hardware Design Engineer to help us revolutionize photonic interconnects for high performance computing. The exceptional candidate will be highly motivated and energetic, bringing their experience in hardware design engineering to the electro-optic domain.
This role will be responsible for developing validation and reference PCB designs for novel photonics and laser solutions. The candidate will take ownership over project execution, ensuring project schedule and communication of requirements to cross-functional engineering domains. Lab work is required to perform engineering validation tests.
Prior experience in photonics is not necessary, however the candidate must be ready to learn and grow. Ayar Labs is a process-driven and collaborative design environment; the successful candidate will be organized and communicative.
Essential Functions
• Design printed circuit boards to support electro-optic system development
• Communicate with PCB fabrication vendors to meet build schedules
• Work with multi-disciplinary teams to develop mechanical and electrical requirements
• Perform measurements to characterize electrical and electro-optic circuitry
Basic Qualifications
• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or related field plus 8+ years industry experience
• Strong fundamental circuit and EM background
• Strong understanding of PCB design tools (Altium)
• Strong understanding of PCB library management
• Familiarity with lab equipment such as: Oscilloscope, VNA, Signal Analyzer
• Familiarity with circuit simulation tools such as LTspice, PSpice
• Basic programming ability (Python, C)
Preferred Qualifications
• Familiarity with critical high-speed SerDes blocks
• Familiarity with electro-optics / photonics
• Experience in low-noise, low-voltage, high power switching regulator design
• Basic firmware development (bare-metal / RTOS)
• Basic CAD tool experience (Solidworks, Fusion)
Salary range: $150,000 - $203,000
Note To Recruiters
Principals only. We are not accepting resumes from recruiters for this position. Remuneration for recruiting activities is only applicable subject to a signed and executed agreement between the parties. Please don’t send candidates to Ayar Labs, and do not contact our managers.
About Ayar Labs
At Ayar Labs we’re about to revolutionize computing by moving data with light. We’re unleashing processing power for artificial intelligence, high performance computing, cloud and telecommunications by removing the bottlenecks created by today’s electrical I/O -- making it possible to continue scaling computing system performance. Ayar Labs is the first to deliver an optical I/O solution that combines in-package optical I/O chiplets and multi-wavelength remote light sources to replace traditional electrical I/O. This silicon photonics-based I/O solution enables chips to communicate with each other from millimeters to kilometers, to deliver orders of magnitude improvements in latency, bandwidth density, and power consumption.
With our strong collaborations with industry leaders and government, our deep ties to MIT and UC Berkeley, and our commitment to hiring the best engineers in photonics and electronics, joining our team gives you the opportunity to collaborate with renowned experts on challenging, paradigm-shifting work.
We are passionate about delivering in-package optical I/O at scale, leveraging the strength of our patent portfolio and our team of leading interdisciplinary experts. We believe that deep cross-collaboration between teams facilitated by honest, open debate is the best way to drive innovation and achieve big wins. Join our team and experience the possibilities.
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