Ayar Labs

Sr. Staff Engineer, ASIC Physical Design

Senior Staff Engineer

5+ years in ASIC physical design; Verilog RTL; synthesis/place-and-route; STA; DRC/LVS; DFT; scripting; lead block implementations.

Sr. Staff Engineer, ASIC Design

5+ years in ASIC design; Verilog/SystemVerilog; ASIC verification tools; C/C++; Python; experience with multi-clock domains and SOC interconnects.

Sr. Staff Engineer,  Product Engineering

Sr. Staff Engineer

MS in related field, 5+ years in semiconductor product development; DFx in product architecture; test, manufacturing flow definition; cross-functional collaboration.

Sr. Staff Engineer, Analog/Mixed Signal Design

Staff Engineer

MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering; 6+ years analog/mixed signal design; experience with PLLs, high-speed blocks; Cadence tools; FinFET 7nm or below; 50Gb/s or RF 25GHz

Sr. Engineer, Post-silicon Validation

Validation Engineer

Master's in Electrical Engineering; 2+ years validation/test experience; Python for automation; knowledge of Ethernet/PCIe; SoC validation planning; optical/electrical characterization.

Sr. Engineer, Photonics Infrastructure Development

Engineer

MS in Optical or Electrical Engineering; 4+ years electro-optic systems; Python; photonic layout tools; data infrastructure; collaboration.

Sr. Engineer - Embedded Firmware

Embedded Firmware Engineer

Bachelor's in Electrical/Computer Engineering; 2+ years bare-metal embedded firmware in C; strong debugging; teamwork; Git/JIRA/CI-CD experience.

Sr. Engineer, Photonics Device Design

Photonics Device Design Engineer

MS in Optical Engineering or Electrical Engineering; 4+ years electro-optic systems; photonic devices knowledge; Python; simulation tools; PIC designs.

Principal Engineer, System Validation - Silicon Photonics

Principal Engineer

10+ years in component/system validation; strong test automation in Python; expertise in high-speed SerDes, PCIe/Ethernet, and VLSI/optoelectronic validation.

Principal Engineer, Product Engineering

MS in CS/CE/EE or related field; 10+ years in semiconductor product development; experience with pre-Si test strategy, manufacturing flows for optical and CMOS products; test program development; strong communication; ability to influence leadership.

Principal Engineer, Photonics Reliability

Photonic Reliability Engineer

PhD or Master’s in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science; 10+ years semiconductor reliability with 5+ in silicon photonics; foundry experience; PoF modeling; JV with JEDEC/Telcordia/MIL-STD familiarity.

Principal Engineer, Platform Systems Architect

Platform Systems Architect

MS or PhD in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering; 10+ years in related field; rack-level cooling and integration experience; CAD/CFD tools proficiency.

Master's in EE, Materials Science, or Physics; 10+ years semiconductor reliability; DOE, FA, PFA/EFA; SEM/EDX/FIB/TEM; English and Chinese.

Intern, System Modeling - Mixed Signal Modeling and Analysis

System Modeling

Pursuing BS or MS in EE, CE, CS, Photonics, Optics, Physics, Math; strong Python and Verilog-A; mixed-signal architecture and SI analysis; Git; eye-diagram familiarity.

Title	Location	Date
Sr. Staff Engineer, ASIC Physical Design Full Time · $180K-$230K · 5+ YOE San Jose, California, United States · Onsite	San Jose, California, United States Onsite	Mar 3, 2026
Sr. Staff Engineer, ASIC Design Full Time · $180K-$223K · 5+ YOE San Jose, California, United States · Onsite	San Jose, California, United States Onsite	Mar 3, 2026
Sr. Staff Engineer, Product Engineering Full Time · $160K-$223K · 5+ YOE San Jose, California, United States · Onsite	San Jose, California, United States Onsite	Mar 3, 2026
Sr. Staff Engineer, Analog/Mixed Signal Design Full Time · $180K-$223K · 6+ YOE San Jose, California, United States · Onsite	San Jose, California, United States Onsite	Mar 3, 2026
Sr. Engineer, Post-silicon Validation Full Time · $160K-$192K · 2+ YOE San Jose, California, United States · Onsite	San Jose, California, United States Onsite	Mar 3, 2026
Sr. Engineer, Photonics Infrastructure Development Full Time · $150K-$192K · 4+ YOE San Jose, California, United States · Onsite	San Jose, California, United States Onsite	Mar 3, 2026
Sr. Engineer - Embedded Firmware Full Time · $160K-$192K · 2+ YOE San Jose, California, United States · Hybrid	San Jose, California, United States Hybrid	Mar 3, 2026
Sr. Engineer, Photonics Device Design Full Time · $180K-$220K · 4+ YOE San Jose, California, United States · Onsite	San Jose, California, United States Onsite	Mar 3, 2026
Principal Engineer, System Validation - Silicon Photonics Full Time · $180K-$230K · 10+ YOE San Jose, California, United States · Onsite	San Jose, California, United States Onsite	Mar 3, 2026
Principal Engineer, Product Engineering Full Time · $180K-$260K · 10+ YOE San Jose, California, United States · Onsite	San Jose, California, United States Onsite	Mar 3, 2026
Principal Engineer, Photonics Reliability Full Time · $200K-$240K · 10+ YOE San Jose, California, United States · Onsite	San Jose, California, United States Onsite	Mar 3, 2026
Principal Engineer, Platform Systems Architect Full Time · $180K-$240K · 10+ YOE San Jose, California, United States · Onsite	San Jose, California, United States Onsite	Mar 3, 2026
Principal Engineer, Photonics Reliability Full Time · 10+ YOE Hsinchu, Taiwan, Taiwan · Onsite	Hsinchu, Taiwan, Taiwan Onsite	Mar 3, 2026
Intern, System Modeling - Mixed Signal Modeling and Analysis Internship · $92K-$114K/yr San Jose, California, United States · Onsite	San Jose, California, United States Onsite	Mar 3, 2026

Activities	optical I/O chipletssilicon photonics developmentco-packaged optics manufacturinghigh-speed data interconnectsintegrated light sources
Headquarters	US
Industries	SemiconductorsArtificial Intelligence
Name	Ayar Labs
Employees	211
Type	Private
Tagline	Develops optical interconnect technology for high-speed data movement.
Founded	2,015
Website	ayarlabs.com
Latest Funding Round	Series E
Latest Funding Year	2,026
Latest Funding Amount	500,000,000
Latest Investors	Neuberger BermanQatar Investment Authority

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