On-Site Systems Lead – Photonics & AI Compute

Ayosemi; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Equity

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

Ayosemi in Boston is seeking a Systems Lead to join our engineering team. You will sit at the intersection of photonics, electronics, hardware, and AI, turning integrated concepts into working prototypes and products.

This high-visibility role owns system-level models, schedules, risk management, and interfaces with customers and government programs, empowering you to drive technical rigor and deliver impact across disciplines. Fully on-site in Boston with real ownership and equity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Photonics, Physics, or related field.
• Experience with photonic systems.
• Experience with systems engineering practices (requirements definition, verification planning, cross-team coordination).
• Strong written and verbal communication and ability to produce technical reports and stakeholder-facing presentations.
• Experience building system-level models or simulations.
• Comfortable engaging with technical work not personally designed.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate across photonics, electronics, hardware, and AI teams to align interfaces and timelines.
• Drive cross-team projects from kickoff to completion and resolve bottlenecks.
• Ensure data collection and models/simulations validate system-level performance.
• Serve as primary technical and programmatic contact for government and commercial customers.
• Support proposals for government and commercial customers.
• Translate system-level requirements into scoped technical work across teams.
• Build milestone-based execution plans with scheduling, resources, and risk management.
• Track milestones, risks, and dependencies at the system level.

Skills

Photonic systems

Systems engineering

Cross-team coordination

System-level modeling

Technical communication

Multi-discipline hardware

Education

Electrical Engineering

Photonics

Physics

Job description

Ayosemi in Boston is seeking a Systems Lead to join our engineering team. You will sit at the intersection of photonics, electronics, hardware, and AI, turning integrated concepts into working prototypes and products.

This high-visibility role owns system-level models, schedules, risk management, and interfaces with customers and government programs, empowering you to drive technical rigor and deliver impact across disciplines. Fully on-site in Boston with real ownership and equity.