Principal Engineer - Photonics Reliability
Location: Hsinchu (on-site)
Ayar Labs is shattering AI data bottlenecks by moving data at the speed of light. As pioneers of co-packaged optics (CPO), we are using light instead of electricity to move data faster, further, and with a fraction of the energy needed to fuel the explosive growth of AI models.
Backed by industry giants like NVIDIA, AMD and Intel and manufactured in partnership with the world's leading semiconductor ecosystem, Ayar Labs co-packaged optics solution is key to unleashing next-generation AI scale-up architectures.
We are seeking an experienced Photonics Reliability Engineer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for reliability engineering, conducting failure analysis investigations, identifying root causes, and implementing corrective actions. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to drive product reliability from NPI to production.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Expertise:
- Working with cross functional teams. Understand design and process factors that are related to Si-Photonics reliability and/or performance.
- Conduct DOE in reliability stress to understand reliability failure modes, develop aging models to enable and DPPM/FIT rate prediction for intrinsic and extrinsic reliability.
Failure Analysis
- Conduct detailed failure analysis investigations, including physical failure analysis (PFA) and electrical failure analysis (EFA)
- Utilize advanced analytical techniques such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), focused ion beam (FIB), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to identify failure mechanisms
Root Cause Analysis
- Employ statistical analysis and problem-solving techniques to identify root causes of failures
- Collaborate with design and process engineering teams to implement design and process changes to address root causes
Data Analysis And Reporting
- Analyze failure data to identify trends and patterns
- Generate comprehensive failure analysis reports and presentations
- Communicate complex technical information in regards to reliability to a wide range of audiences, including engineering, management, and customers
Basic Qualifications
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or a related field
- Strong knowledge of semiconductor device physics and processes, failure mechanisms, and materials science
- 10+ years of industry experience in semiconductor reliability
- Proficiency in advanced analytical techniques, such as X-ray, CSAM, TDR, FIB, SEM, and TEM
- Experience with statistical analysis and data mining techniques
- Experience in any of the following fields: Silicon Photonics, packaging reliability, reliability model development and new technology introduction
- Proficiency in both English and Chinese
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in aging model, qualification, or process development for Silicon Photonics
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or a related field
- Experience in qualification and failure analysis of photonic integrated circuit
- CPO or related packaging reliability applicable to Silicon Photonics industry
- Familiar with fault isolation technique, ATE, and Scan/ATPG debug
- Working experience in major Silicon Photonics foundries or technology vendors
Note To Recruiters
Principals only. We are not accepting resumes from recruiters for this position. Remuneration for recruiting activities is only applicable subject to a signed and executed agreement between the parties. Please don't send candidates to Ayar Labs, and do not contact our managers.
About Ayar Labs
At Ayar Labs we're about to revolutionize computing by moving data with light. We're unleashing processing power for artificial intelligence, high performance computing, cloud and telecommunications by removing the bottlenecks created by today's electrical I/O -- making it possible to continue scaling computing system performance. Ayar Labs is the first to deliver an optical I/O solution that combines in-package optical I/O chiplets and multi-wavelength remote light sources to replace traditional electrical I/O. This silicon photonics-based I/O solution enables chips to communicate with each other from millimeters to kilometers, to deliver orders of magnitude improvements in latency, bandwidth density, and power consumption.
With our strong collaborations with industry leaders and government, our deep ties to MIT and UC Berkeley, and our commitment to hiring the best engineers in photonics and electronics, joining our team gives you the opportunity to collaborate with renowned experts on challenging, paradigm-shifting work.
We are passionate about delivering in-package optical I/O at scale, leveraging the strength of our patent portfolio and our team of leading interdisciplinary experts. We believe that deep cross-collaboration between teams facilitated by honest, open debate is the best way to drive innovation and achieve big wins. Join our team and experience the possibilities.
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