Sr. Engineer, Photonics

4 days ago

San Jose, California, United States Ayar Labs Full time

Sr. Engineer, Photonics

Location:  San Jose (on-site required)
 
As a photonics engineer, you will push the envelope of bandwidth density, energy efficiency, and manufacturability of our silicon photonics optical I/O platform, removing the bottlenecks limiting next-generation AI and advanced compute architectures.  You will work as part of a small team in a fast-paced, dynamic startup culture, dedicated to the principle that we will succeed and grow by constantly reinventing ourselves.   

Essential functions    
  • Design the photonic circuits enabling our aggressive optical I/O product roadmap
  • Build data infrastructure: formulate and extend custom code base for layout, analysis, and automated checking
  • Define PIC requirements in collaboration with experts in laser, packaging, firmware, and circuits to ensure product success


Basic qualifications
  • MS degree in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
  • 4+ years  (research and commercial) experience developing electro-optic systems
  • Demonstrated scalability mindset:  using and extending automation pipelines
  • Proficient in script-based photonic layout tools (e.g.  gdsfactory, ipkiss, klayout pya)
  • Great programming skills; proficiency with Python and experience developing a code base as part of a team
  • Demonstrated scalability mindset: using and building on best-in-class tools
  • Proven track record submitting complex PIC designs resulting in high performance systems  


Preferred qualifications
  • Deep understanding of photonic devices: couplers, photodetectors, electro-optic modulators, micro-ring resonators, gratings
  • Experienced with simulation and design tools for passive and active optical devices (e.g., FDTD, charge transport)
  • Experience with statistical analysis of test data, DOE methods
  • Familiarity with optical transceiver principles, transmission formats, and industry trends
 
    
Salary range:  $150,000-$192,000

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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