Principal Photonics Hardware Engineer: External Laser Source

Ayar Labs, Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Ayar Labs, located in San Jose, seeks a Principal Electronic Hardware Design Engineer to own External Laser Source module hardware for NPI. The role requires strong multi-disciplinary project execution to meet aggressive schedules and technical requirements.

The candidate will lead cross-functional collaboration across optical, mechanical, and thermal teams, and drive validation testing for laser module hardware in a full-time on-site capacity in San Jose.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with 12+ years of industry experience, or Master's/PhD in Electrical Engineering with 10+ years.
• Strong fundamentals in low-noise analog circuit design and electromagnetics.
• Expert knowledge of electro-optic building blocks such as TIA and Laser Driver.
• Power user of Altium PCB design tools, including Altium 365 and Agile workflows.
• Deep understanding of BMC architecture for enclosure management (OCP).
• Expert experience using electrical and electro-optic lab equipment such as: Oscilloscope, VNA, ESA, OSA, protocol analyzer, etc..
• Expert user of circuit simulation tools such as LTspice, PSpice, and vendor-specific switching regulator software
• Strong programming ability in python, with the ability to automate hardware testing and analysis
• Strong ability in fundamental embedded programming concepts: real-time operating systems, MCU memory usage, bootloader, serial interfaces

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain External Laser Source module specifications to meet product requirements.
• Manage communication between cross-functional teams including optical, mechanical and thermal design disciplines.
• Design printed circuit boards schematics for all functions of External Laser Source NPI.
• Manage hardware design resources internal and external to Ayar Labs.
• Develop and execute validation test plans for all laser module hardware design components.

Skills

Analog design

Electromagnetics

TIA

Laser driver

Python programming

Embedded systems

PCB design fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Master's in Electrical Engineering

PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

LTspice

PSpice

VNA

Oscilloscope

Job description

Ayar Labs, located in San Jose, seeks a Principal Electronic Hardware Design Engineer to own External Laser Source module hardware for NPI. The role requires strong multi-disciplinary project execution to meet aggressive schedules and technical requirements.

The candidate will lead cross-functional collaboration across optical, mechanical, and thermal teams, and drive validation testing for laser module hardware in a full-time on-site capacity in San Jose.