Ayar Labs · 16 hours ago
Principal Engineer, Platform Systems Architect - Rack Design
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$180K/yr - $240K/yr
10+ years expAyar Labs is shattering AI data bottlenecks by moving data at the speed of light. The successful candidate will collaborate with customers and internal teams to design AI rack platforms using Ayar Labs’ CPO silicon photonics optical engines and ELSFP modules, translating customer system requirements into AI rack physical specifications.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)SemiconductorElectronicsHardwareInformation TechnologyAI InfrastructureComputer
Responsibilities
Use Ayar Labs’ in-package optical I/O as the foundational technology, work with customers to design AI rack platforms for scale-up and scale-out fabrics and extended memory
Formulate AI rack platform specifications based on customer system requirements and collaborate with design teams to ensure spec compliance for the rack systems
Work on pathfinding activities and advanced product & technology roadmaps
Participate on SSOs such as OpenCompute, UEC, ESUN, Ultra Accelerator Link, OIF, and IEEE 802.3
Participate in technology evangelization through customer presentations, conference papers, seminar/webinars
Qualification
Required
MS degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent
10+ years of industry experience
5+ years of experience in AI/ML, HPC and networking platforms
AI or HPC compute chassis and rack design experience
Experience with thermal analysis, air-cooled or liquid cooling solutions, interconnect cabling, fiber management, rack physical design, chip packaging, power delivery, signal integrity
Understanding of OAM, OSFP/QSFP, and PCIe cards and connector specifications
Understanding of NRZ, PAM4, and coherent modulations
Understanding of D2D and SerDes links
Familiar with relevant standard setting standards
Experience with AutoCAD, Shapr3D, or similar
Preferred
Ph.D
Optical interconnect experience
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
Advent International,Alumni Ventures,Light Street CapitalCapital TENBoardman Bay Capital Management
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
2026-01-18
2025-11-23
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