Hardware Engineer - Photonic-Electronic AI Compute

Salience Labs Ltd; Oxford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Salience Labs Ltd in Oxford is seeking a Hardware Engineer to design and test the electronics powering our hybrid photonic-electronic systems. You will contribute to system design, PCB layout and lab bring-up with hands-on work in our Oxford office.

This early-team role requires 3+ years in high-speed digital or analogue design, strong diagnostic skills and the ability to work independently or in small multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in high-speed digital or analogue design.
• Experience bringing up and testing new electronic systems.
• Strong diagnostic skills and hands-on rework ability.
• Ability to work independently and in small multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong technical, organisational and time management skills.
• Experience with PCB layout and working with external vendors.

Responsibilities

• Carry out hardware design from specification to schematic capture and selection.
• Bring up and test hardware with photonic interaction.
• Diagnose and resolve issues during bring-up and testing.
• Characterise electronic systems and their integration with photonics.
• Assess mechanical and thermal properties and impact on performance.
• Qualify electronic systems for production with external test houses.
• Collaborate with photonics, firmware and test teams to meet requirements.

Skills

High-speed digital design

High-speed analogue design

FPGA design

PCB layout

Hardware bring-up

Diagnostics

Team collaboration

Time management

Tools

Altium

Job description

Salience Labs Ltd in Oxford is seeking a Hardware Engineer to design and test the electronics powering our hybrid photonic-electronic systems. You will contribute to system design, PCB layout and lab bring-up with hands-on work in our Oxford office.

This early-team role requires 3+ years in high-speed digital or analogue design, strong diagnostic skills and the ability to work independently or in small multidisciplinary teams.