Principal Engineer

Principal Engineer, Hardware Systems Architecture
Location: San Jose, CA (on-site)

Ayar Labs is seeking a Principal Hardware Systems Architect to help us revolutionize photonic interconnects for high performance computing. The exceptional candidate will be highly motivated and energetic, willing to collaborate and manage communication with diverse, cross-functional teams. The primary responsibility of the Hardware Systems Architect will be to ensure the success of validation hardware for the next generation of co-packaged silicon photonics solutions.

The candidate does not need prior experience in photonics but should display the propensity to learn and grow. Ayar Labs is a highly collaborative environment; the successful candidate will be organized and communicative.

Essential Functions

• Design and develop hardware architecture for silicon validation.
• Design and develop robust embedded systems architecture for silicon validation.
• Maintain technical documentation to ensure effective communication across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Provide mentorship to engineering staff throughout project execution.
• Collaborate with both engineering and program management to make accurate risk assessments, driving critical project schedule.
• Ensure the success of validation activities by reviewing test plans and technical documentation outputs.
• Ensure appropriate standards for DFT and DFM are met across hardware engineering deliverables.

Basic Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering or related field plus 12 years of industry experience
• Demonstrated experience in designing and maintaining validation hardware systems for low-DPPM VLSI products
• Exceptional understanding of EM, with experience in solving critical SI/PI problems
• Proficiency in embedded systems design, with experience in full-stack development
• Exceptional knowledge of SerDes system design

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in HDBU substrate design and validation
• Experience in optical transceiver design and validation
• PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field
• Experience managing cross-functional teams
• Firmware/Software design experience

Salary range: $180,000 - $260,000

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.

Resources

• Executives from Intel and GLOBALFOUNDRIES share their thoughts on Ayar Labs and the promise of in-package optical I/O ( video )
• Ayar Labs in the News and Recent announcements
• LinkedIn and Twitter

Ayar Labs is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and is strongly committed to all policies which will afford equal opportunity employment to all qualified persons without regard to age, sex, national origin, race, color, ethnicity, creed, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. It is the policy of Ayar Labs to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. Veterans are more than welcome and encouraged to apply.