Sr. Staff Engineer - Photonics

Ayar Labs • San Jose, CA

47d

About The Position

As a Photonics Engineer, you will take on the prototyping and initial system-level test of our next-generation hardware, bringing up advanced photonic features. You are an expert in high-speed testing, comfortable working on complex custom hardware and developing a control API. Come join a team of photonic, circuit and firmware designers to achieve the bandwidth, density and energy efficiency needed for tomorrow's AI applications!

Requirements

• MS degree in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years (if MS) or 2+ years (if Ph.D.) of industry experience developing electro-optic systems
• Hands-on experience testing high-speed optical links
• Familiar with communications testing instruments: bit-error-rate tester, DCA, polarization controller, spectrum analyzer, etc.
• Experience taking an opto-electronic product to market: design, debug and validation
• Experience with Design Validation Testing and handoff to manufacturing
• Proficiency with Python
• Understanding of photonic devices: waveguides, couplers, photodetectors, electro-optic modulators, micro-ring resonators
• Experience with statistical analysis of test data, DOE methods

Nice To Haves

• Ph.D. in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• Experience bringing up custom electronic hardware
• Experience developing and validating link and optical system models
• Familiar with feedback control
• Familiarity with optical transceiver principles, transmission formats, and industry trends
• Experience with RF systems and measurements
• Familiar with packaging of electro-optical fiber-optic modules
• Familiar with databases and automating data pipelines
• Familiar with electro-optic reliability modeling and testing
• Experience working with cross-functional teams (firmware, hardware, packaging)

Responsibilities

• Bring up new photonics features in custom opto-electronic hardware
• Perform tests, improve test procedures and analyze data to enable improvements in device performance and product yield
• Work closely with teams developing laser, package, photonic, and electronic circuits to ensure product success
• Improve data infrastructure: extend code base for validation, analysis, and initialization
• Develop and validate compact models and system link-model

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Publishing Industries
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees