Principal Engineer, System Validation - Silicon Photonics

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Location: San Jose, CA

Job :503

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Principal Engineer, System Validation

Location:

San Jose (on-site)

• Lead Validation Strategy:
  Define and implement comprehensive validation methodologies that guarantee our products meet both component and system-level product requirements. This includes developing test plans, defining success criteria, and selecting appropriate test equipment and methodologies.
• Drive Product Bring-up:
  Collaborate with Design Engineering to bring up cutting-edge silicon photonic and laser products, troubleshooting and resolving any technical issues that arise.
• Validate Component and System Performance:
  Perform rigorous design validation on new chips and products through electrical and optical characterization of VLSI integrated circuits and optoelectronic systems.
• Drive Continuous Improvement:
  Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to identify and implement product improvements through Automatic Test Equipment (ATE), bench characterization, and other techniques.
• Lead New Product Introduction (NPI):
  Collaborate with Design, Package, and Reliability Engineering to ensure a smooth and successful transition of products from development to mass production.
• Deliver Customer-Ready Documentation:
  Author and maintain comprehensive customer-facing validation reports and documentation that clearly communicate product performance and reliability.
• Make Critical Decisions:
  Drive decisions around design trade-offs and specification adjustments, balancing performance, manufacturability, and time-to-market to ensure products are ready for customer deployment.
• Develop Test Software and Infrastructure:
  Create and maintain software scripts and test hardware stations required for efficient and comprehensive validation.

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• 10+ years of experience with component and system test equipment (BERT, DCA, OSA, etc.) and standard signal quality metrics (TDECQ, SRS, URS).
• 5+ years of experience in programming languages (Python, etc.) for test automation and data analysis.
• Deep understanding of communication protocols and standards (Ethernet, PCIe, etc.).
• Proven ability to analyze complex technical problems, identify root causes, and develop effective solutions.
• Understanding of data analysis, process control, and statistical methods.
• Experience with SoC validation planning, bring-up, debugging, and optimization.
• Experience with high-speed Ser Des and their characterization and optimization.

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in semiconductor laser & photonic device validation.
• Working knowledge of optical transceiver packaging and integration challenges.
• Strong project management and communication skills.

Salary range: $180,000 - $230,000

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.

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…