Ayar Labs · 18 hours ago
Sr. Staff Engineer, Analog/Mixed Signal Design
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$180K/yr - $223K/yr
6+ years expAyar Labs is a company focused on revolutionizing computing by moving data with light. They are seeking a Sr. Staff Engineer to design various analog and mixed-signal circuits, work closely with design teams, and manage projects in a dynamic startup environment.
AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)ComputerHardwareInformation TechnologySemiconductor
Responsibilities
Architect and design high speed signal path for high bandwidth optical links
Work closely with optical and digital design teams to architect mixed-signal control loops
Design analog/mixed signal circuits such as oscillators, high speed transmitters/receivers, amplifiers, biasing circuits, linear regulators, ADCs/DACs, and others
Define, run, and automate sign-off verification simulations
Create design review and testing documentation
Perform post-silicon bring-up of circuits in lab
Qualification
Required
M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering
6+ years of work experience in analog/mixed signal design
Experience designing high speed analog blocks such as PLLs, clock distribution and multi-phase generation, high swing transmit drivers, high speed receive analog front ends
Proficient with Cadence design environment and mixed-signal simulation (ADE, Layout, Spectre)
Have experience designing in FinFet CMOS (7nm or below) at data rates of at least 50Gb/s and/or RF circuits operating at 25GHz or above
Preferred
Demonstrated experience in deploying SerDes into a high-volume product
A good understanding of high-speed design/layout considerations, such as parasitics, crosstalk isolation, supply and bias distribution, etc
Able to develop adaptation/calibration algorithms for precision design
Experience with silicon bring-up, debug, and evaluation
Programming experience in Python and SKILL
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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