Location: San Jose

As a Sr. Staff Engineer in the Test Hardware group, you will drive the research, development, and scale-up of the Test Equipment required to deliver Ayar Labs’ next generation products.

Responsibilities include interfacing with Product Development Engineers, Design Engineers, and Validation Engineers to create new test platforms that provide trustworthy data for our partners and customers. You will join a small team in a dynamic startup environment, where each member is able and expected to take on a wide range of assignments, and to learn and grow fast with the company.

Key Responsibilities

• Interface with internal customers and support test program solutions for silicon and III-V photonics based on Product Development and Validation requirements.
• Develop various testing platforms by selecting measurement hardware and optoelectronic devices, joining tester instruments, and writing reliable software to automate the test flow.
• Perform statistical analysis and data visualization to demonstrate the stability and capability of laser test platforms. Present and provide directional feedback based on this analysis to partners across the company.
• Test and validate product yield compliance with margin to specification across critical functional areas of the products.
• Determine tester configurations, including developing Module Technical Specs and meeting with vendors to customize advanced tester modules.
• Review tester technical specifications and interfaces for conformity to design guidelines and functionality.
• Work with the Data Engineering team to ensure that test results are well structured, validated, and flows smoothly into our internal database.
• Work with colleagues and vendors to design and source material handling tools, probe cards, adaptor boards, fixtures, burn-in racks and other key optomechanical collaterals.
• Work with and train the Operations team to optimize test flows and processes to enable volume manufacturing.
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• MS/PhD in Electrical Engineer, Computer Science or Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field and 5+ years of industry experience in laser physics, photonics, optics, optoelectronics and/or fiber optics
• Hands-on experience with optical and electrical laboratory bench equipment
• Experience in developing software for test automation
• Broad knowledge of assembly, packaging, alignment, powering, and test methodologies
• Able to analyze problems, perform statistical/data analysis, and apply corrective actions
• Strong organizational and planning skills
• Desire to work in a fast-paced environment
• Good written (white papers) and oral communication skills
• Able to work on-site in San Jose office
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing test platforms for semiconductor lasers or photonic devices
• Experience and knowledge in high-throughput tester development
• Experience in robotic material handling, computer vision, and control systems
• Experience and strong knowledge in instrument connection protocols
• Able to analyze and understand complex architecture, firmware, software, and hardware specifications
  
  

Salary Range: $160,000-$223,000

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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