Director of Silicon Photonics Design & Innovation

Acara Solutions, Inc.; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 195,000 - 304,000; Full time

Job summary

Acara Solutions is seeking a Director of Silicon Photonics Design in Mountain View, CA to lead the design team and drive silicon photonics programs across AI data centers, automotive, and industrial markets. You will own tapeouts, collaborate with architecture, fab, and cross-functional teams, and deliver robust devices from concept through test.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in silicon photonics design, 3+ years leading teams, and a strong track record of successful tape-outs and optical

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years experience in silicon photonics design.
• Minimum 3 years experience leading design teams to deliver products.
• Experience with DFMEA and tapeouts is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Work with architecture, fab and cross functional design teams to deliver products on tight timelines.
• Own the scoping of various tapeouts to manage balance between development milestones and product timelines/ intercepts.
• Own DFMEA of silicon photonics for various product lines.
• Understand the fab process to take into account design-process interactions.
• Own the characterization of silicon photonics tapeouts with clear test and reliability plans - assist with execution as needed.
• Work with test team to define and develop characterization for new devices

Skills

Silicon photonics design

Team leadership

Tools

Optical simulation software

Job description

Acara Solutions is seeking a Director of Silicon Photonics Design in Mountain View, CA to lead the design team and drive silicon photonics programs across AI data centers, automotive, and industrial markets. You will own tapeouts, collaborate with architecture, fab, and cross-functional teams, and deliver robust devices from concept through test.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in silicon photonics design, 3+ years leading teams, and a strong track record of successful tape-outs and optical