Ayar Labs · 2 months ago
Sr. Staff Engineer, Product Engineering
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$160K/yr - $223K/yr
5+ years expAyar Labs is revolutionizing computing by moving data with light and is seeking a Sr. Staff Product Engineer. This role involves collaborating with design teams, defining manufacturing flows, and analyzing production data to enhance product quality and yield.
AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)ComputerHardwareInformation TechnologySemiconductor
Responsibilities
Publish product health indicator (PHI) roadmap forecasting test time, yield, and quality goals as a function of time from first Si to HVM startup
Define manufacturing strategy and test flow to achieve PHIs
Collaborate with design team to implement DFT features to achieve desired test coverage
Define the requirements specs for test hardware (probe card and loadboard) to enable desired test content/coverage
Write the test program
Own the success of the product by driving towards hitting the PHIs
Drive test time reduction and test socket elimination to achieve cost goals
Drive DPM reduction through test hole closure
Drive yield up by identifying root cause of failures and working with design, fab, and packaging to address gaps
Qualification
Required
Advanced degree (MS) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics or related field
5+ years experience in semiconductor industry as a product development engineer
Experience working with design team pre-Si to define test and DFT strategy
Experience establishing end-to-end manufacturing flow/strategy for optical transceiver products, including a deep understanding of photonic component fabrication and assembly, and specification and optimization of optical channels
Experience establishing end-to-end manufacturing flow/strategy for CMOS products, including deep understanding of CMOS fab processes and advanced packaging
Experience developing test programs for optical transceiver products
Excellent communication skills with ability to present complex technical information clearly and concisely
Demonstrated ability to influence senior company leadership and customers
Preferred
Advanced degree (PhD) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics or related field
Experience establishing end-to-end manufacturing flow/strategy for optical IO products, including deep understanding of photonics fab and assembly processes
Experience developing test programs for optical IO products on industry standard and/or custom platforms
Experience working with fab and OSAT to drive yield and quality agenda
Developing tools to automate test program generation and data analysis
Company
Ayar Labs
Ayar Labs develops optical I/O solutions for large-scale AI workloads to accelerate data movement within AI systems.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$374.65MKey Investors
Capital TENBoardman Bay Capital ManagementLockheed Martin Ventures
2024-12-11Series D· $155M
2023-05-24Series C· $25M
2022-04-26Series C· $130M
Leadership Team
Mark Wade
President and CEO, Co-Founder
Alex Wright-Gladstein
Co-Founder and Advisor
Recent News
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