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Job description
Job Title: Director, Silicon Photonics Design
Location: Mountain View, CA
Employment Type: Direct/Full-time
Industry: Semiconductor
Compensation: Base Salary between $195k-$304k
Schedule: normal day hours
About the Opportunity
We are looking for an expert in Photonics engineering to join our core engineering team and lead the design team to deliver silicon photonics across multiple verticals including AI Data Centers, Automotive and Industrial Automation
Why You’ll Love Working Here
Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability
Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries
People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work
Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates
Why This Opportunity is Exciting
This role offers the chance to join a company that prioritizes both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while giving you room to grow and develop professionally.
What You’ll Do:
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
Job Requirements
What You’ll Bring:
Minimum 8 years experience in silicon photonics design
Minimum 3 years experience leading design teams to deliver products
What Sets You Apart:
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
Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.
Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.
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Worksite address
mountain view, CA, 94039, US
Who can apply
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