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Ayar Labs

Sr. Engineer, Optoelectronics Test

Ayar Labs, San Jose, California, United States, 95199

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San Jose, CA

Job Id:

482

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0

Job Location: On-site in San Jose. As a Sr. Engineer in the Test Hardware group, you will drive the development and maturity of the Test Equipment required to deliver Ayar Labs’ next generation SuperNova and TeraPHY products. Responsibilities include interfacing with Product Development Engineers, Design Engineers, and Validation Engineers to create test software and equipment that deliver trustworthy data to our partners and customers. You will be joining a small team in a dynamic startup environment, where each member is able and expected to take on a wide range of responsibilities, and to learn and grow with the company.

Responsibilities

Define, develop, implement, and provide hands-on support for Test hardware solutions for Photonics products based on Test Program content, Product Development needs, and Validation requirements

Determine Tester configuration, including developing Module Technical Specs, and meet with vendors to customize advanced tester modules

Troubleshoot Tester issues related to optical instrumentation, electrical components, or software

Identify gaps in test coverage, design, and flow. Implement new tests to improve coverage

Optimize test flows and processes to enable volume manufacturing

Work with vendors to design and source probe cards, load boards, control boards, and other key collaterals

Test and validate product yield compliance with margin to specification across critical functional areas of the products

Review technical specifications and interfaces for conformity to design guidelines and functionality

Perform statistical analysis to demonstrate repeatability and reproducibility of Test modules and data

Interpret test data and create reports based on the results

Work with Ayar Labs Data Engineering to ensure that test results flow smoothly into internal database

Basic Qualifications

PhD (or MS + 2 years of experience) in Electrical Engineering or related field

2+ years experience testing and characterizing optoelectronic systems and components such as semiconductor lasers, transceivers, waveguides and EDFA's

Industry or laboratory experience using OSA's, MZM's, DCA's, BER testers, SMU's and polarizers

Must have knowledge of CMOS hardware and hands-on experience with bench equipment such as Oscilloscope, VI meter, Signal generator and analyzers

Experience writing and debugging programs for instrument control

Experience performing statistical analysis

Needs understanding of semiconductor physics, optics, fiber optics and/or laser physics

Preferred Qualifications

Understanding of DFT insertion techniques including Scan, ATPG, and LBIST

Able to read and understand firmware code

Experience with Python

Experience working in Windows and Linux environments

Experience with software version control, including Git tracking

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.

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.

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