Senior Analog & Mixed-Signal Leader for LiDAR Hardware

Voyant Photonics; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Equity package

Comprehensive health benefits

Unlimited PTO and holidays

Job summary

Voyant Photonics is seeking a senior hardware leader to define the analog and mixed-signal direction for our LiDAR modules. You will own critical trade-offs across TIAs, ADCs, and power delivery, mentoring engineers and ensuring robust, scalable hardware.

You will drive design standards, lead test strategies, and collaborate with system architects to align with product roadmaps while engaging with suppliers and customers.

Qualifications

• Experience: 10+ years in hands-on hardware development with end-to-end ownership of multiple systems shipped at high volume.
• Leadership: Track record of setting technical direction for a team or product line.
• Technical Strengths: Recognized expert in low-noise analog and high-speed digital design.
• Go-to authority on signal/power integrity, EMI/EMC, and high-volume DFM.

Responsibilities

• Define the analog and mixed-signal architecture for next-generation LiDAR modules and set technical direction across TIAs, ADCs, precision current sources, and power delivery.
• Act as the authority on signal integrity, power integrity, and EMI/EMC across the product line and establish design standards.
• Lead bring-up, characterization, and validation strategy (EVT/DVT/PVT) across programs for robustness and manufacturability at scale.
• Own high-stakes design trade-offs shaping product roadmap and unit economics.
• Mentor hardware engineers and provide technical direction in cross-functional reviews.
• Drive supplier and component strategy for critical analog parts with vendors and foundries.
• Represent hardware engineering in technical deep-dives with customers, partners, and investors.

Skills

Low-noise analog design

High-speed digital design

Signal integrity

Power integrity

DFM & yield optimization

Team leadership

FPGA integration

Microcontroller integration

ASIC integration

Tools

Altium

SPICE

HyperLynx

SiWave

GHz-range scopes

VNA

Spectrum analyzers

FPGA tools

Microcontroller integration tools

Job description

Voyant Photonics is seeking a senior hardware leader to define the analog and mixed-signal direction for our LiDAR modules. You will own critical trade-offs across TIAs, ADCs, and power delivery, mentoring engineers and ensuring robust, scalable hardware.

You will drive design standards, lead test strategies, and collaborate with system architects to align with product roadmaps while engaging with suppliers and customers.