Staff Engineer, Laser Validation

Staff Engineer, Laser Validation

Location: San Jose, CA (On-site)

Ayar Labs is shattering AI data bottlenecks by moving data at the speed of light. As pioneers of co-packaged optics (CPO), we are using light instead of electricity to move data faster, further, and with a fraction of the energy needed to fuel the explosive growth of AI models.

Backed by industry giants like NVIDIA, AMD and Intel and manufactured in partnership with the world’s leading semiconductor ecosystem, Ayar Labs’ co-packaged optics solution is key to unleashing next-generation AI scale-up architectures.

Laser validation engineer role is a part of product development team and is focused on engineering and design validation tests of critical components implemented in multiwavelength source for optical IO. Candidates will set up the validation capabilities, carry out validation tests, and provide data sets and analysis needed for semiconductor laser design and optimization. Your feedback will be provided to the internal team as well as external suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with architecture, design, product engineering, and external vendors to verify and understand expected component capabilities and testing needs.

• Close the design feedback and identify critical performance metrics with product development, perform feasibility studies to optimize laser source performance.

• Develop and implement test protocols to evaluate and compare different engineering approaches.

• Maintain testing equipment and develop processes to improve test efficiency.

• Analyze test data, document results, and provide feedback to the development team.

• Document and communicate data, and analyses.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS in Photonics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field

• Understanding of semiconductor laser function and physics.

• Experience in setting up and bringing up of lab equipment and experimental setups for testing photonic devices.

• Ability to conceptually design test fixtures and test probes.

• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python for data collection, test automation and data analysis.

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills to identify and solve issues during the testing process.

• Ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders with clear communication.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters or PhD in Photonics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.

• Laser Test HW/fixture design and development experience.

• Experience in die-level, chip-on carrier characterization of semiconductor diode lasers , LEDs, SOAs, including LIV, measurements of the optical spectrum, RIN , optical noise spectrum, linewidth and thermal dependences.

• Experience testing packaged laser modules and/or transceivers for datacom applications, analysis of optical noise and effects of laser drivers on device performance.

• Experience working with test equipment including benchtop lasers, VNA, switches, OSA, ESA, BERT, optical and electrical spectrum analyzers, high speed oscilloscopes (DCA), source-meter units, reference transmitters, and receivers.

• Experience in process transfer from small volume / NPI to mass production.

Salary Range: $160,000 to $187,000

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