Sr. Staff Engineer, Electronic Hardware Design
$150k/y-$203k/y
21 hours ago
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Summary
Ayar Labs is seeking a Senior Staff Electronic Hardware Design Engineer to join their team in San Jose, CA. The role involves developing validation and reference PCB designs for novel photonics and laser solutions.
About the Role
As a Senior Staff Electronic Hardware Design Engineer, you will be responsible for designing printed circuit boards to support electro-optic system development, communicating with PCB fabrication vendors, collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to develop mechanical and electrical requirements, and performing measurements to characterize electrical and electro-optic circuitry. You will take ownership of project execution and ensure effective communication of requirements across engineering domains.
About You
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field plus 8+ years industry experience.
- Strong fundamental circuit and EM background.
- Strong understanding of PCB design tools (Altium).
- Strong understanding of PCB library management.
- Familiarity with lab equipment such as Oscilloscope, VNA, Signal Analyzer.
- Familiarity with circuit simulation tools such as LTspice, PSpice.
- Basic programming ability (Python, C).
Preferred:
- Familiarity with critical high-speed SerDes blocks.
- Familiarity with electro-optics / photonics.
- Experience in low-noise, low-voltage, high power switching regulator design.
- Basic firmware development (bare-metal / RTOS).
- Basic CAD tool experience (Solidworks, Fusion).
Benefits
- Competitive salary range: $150k–$203k.
- Opportunity to work in a collaborative and innovative environment.
Ayar Labs
Ayar Labs is transforming AI infrastructure by accelerating data movement. Recognizing that the complexity and size of AI models are increasing at a rate that traditional interconnect technology cannot handle, the company has developed the industry’s first optical I/O solution that enables customers to maximize the compute efficiency and performance of growing AI infrastructure, while reducing costs, latency and power consumption. Based on open standards and optimized for both AI training and inference, Ayar Labs’ optical I/O solution is backed by a robust ecosystem that enables it to integrate smoothly into AI systems at scale.
San Jose, CA