Posted 27 days ago

Director, Silicon Photonics Design

Mountain View, CAOn-siteFull-time

AI Summary

Lead the silicon photonics design team to deliver photonics devices across multiple product verticals, coordinating with architecture, fab, and cross-functional design teams to meet tight timelines.

About this role

Aeva is building the next generation of products for sensing, perception for autonomous vehicles and AI data centers. With its unique ability to measure instantaneous velocity for each pixel, long-range performance at high resolutions, while being free from LiDAR or sunlight interference, Aeva’s 4D LiDAR is built from the ground up at silicon photonics scale for mass-market applications.

Role Overview:

We are looking for an expert in photonics engineering to join our core engineering team!

Lead design team to deliver silicon photonics across multiple verticals including AI data centers, Automotive, Industrial automation

Work closely with architecture, fab and cross functional design teams to deliver products on tight timelines

Own the scoping of various tapeouts to manage balance between development milestones and product timelines/ intercepts

Own DFMEA of silicon photonics for various product lines

Understand the fab process to take into account design-process interactions

Own the characterization of silicon photonics tapeouts with clear test and reliability plans - assist with execution as needed

Work with test team to define and develop characterization for new devices

What you have

5+ years demonstrated experience with leading design teams to deliver product

Strong background and experience designing photonics devices into foundries

Experience with delivering complex photonics circuits taking into account system constraints and interactions

Experience with full successful design, tape-out, and test cycles

Experience with back reflection and stray light management strategies

Experience in optical simulation software to evaluate optical designs

Experience in qualifying high volume photonics components

Skills

Back Reflection ManagementDesign-for-test And Reliability PlanningDesign-process Interaction AwarenessDevice CharacterizationDFMEA For PhotonicsFoundry CollaborationHigh-volume Photonics QualificationOptical Simulation SoftwarePhotonics Device DesignQA/testing CoordinationSilicon PhotonicsStray Light ControlTapeout ManagementTest Plan Development

Director, Silicon Photonics Design

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Role Overview:

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