Senior Embedded Firmware Architect – High-Speed Photonics

Ayar Labs, Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 192,000; Full time

Job summary

Ayar Labs, Inc. is hiring a Sr. Engineer, Embedded Firmware to own the firmware development lifecycle for cutting-edge photonic interconnect products.

You will drive firmware design from inception to customer deployment, ensuring hardware validation and smooth integration in a fast-paced startup environment. The role focuses on embedded systems in multi-chip package environments with high-speed SerDes, working closely with analog/digital/photonic designers to establish MCU/embedded requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Electrical/Computer Engineering or a related field; 2+ years of experience.
• Proven bare-metal embedded firmware development with strong C programming skills.
• Hands-on, proactive with ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Experience with various microcontrollers and firmware debugging tools.
• Proficiency with modern version control workflows (Git).
• Familiarity with JIRA and CI/CD tooling.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and own firmware architecture for multi-chip package systems.
• Drive embedded firmware development for high-speed SerDes and photonics-enabled chips.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor junior engineers.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with hardware, software, validation, and systems teams.

Skills

Embedded firmware development

C programming

Firmware debugging

Git

Microcontrollers

CI/CD

Python scripting

Make-based build flows

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Git

JIRA

CI/CD tools

Make

Job description

Ayar Labs, Inc. is hiring a Sr. Engineer, Embedded Firmware to own the firmware development lifecycle for cutting-edge photonic interconnect products.

You will drive firmware design from inception to customer deployment, ensuring hardware validation and smooth integration in a fast-paced startup environment. The role focuses on embedded systems in multi-chip package environments with high-speed SerDes, working closely with analog/digital/photonic designers to establish MCU/embedded requirements