Intern, Si Photonics Validation Engineer

Position: Intern, Si Photonics Validation Engineer Location: San Jose, CA Job Id: 786 of Openings: 0 --- Intern, Si Photonics Validation Engineer Term: May to August 2027 Please note: Position location is on-site in San Jose Office There is no immigration (except F1) or relocation support for this position Posting expires upon application threshold Position Description Ayar Labs, the global leader in optical I/O chiplets, is harnessing silicon photonics to revolutionize the scaling of AI compute hardware. 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 looking for a motivated undergraduate or graduate intern to join our Post-Si Validation team to play a pivotal role in the validation efforts that ensure our groundbreaking co-packed optics (CPO) products meet and exceed component-level requirements. You will also collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to identify and debug critical hardware & firmware issues through bench characterization and other techniques.

The projects are tailored to your experience and interests, and you will be mentored by a senior engineer as you work alongside with Ayar Labs engineers to help drive the optical I/O revolution. If you are passionate about solving complex technical challenges and an interest in laser, photonics, CMOS, and optical interconnect solutions, this is your chance to assist in the future of CPO technology. Intern Skillset Needed Good understanding of photonic devices, semiconductor lasers & optical transceiver architecture Strong programming skills in Python for test automation and data analysis Highly-motivated student who is able to work collaboratively and independently, and can self-manage time effectively to take projects to completion.

Familiarity with bench-level test equipment (BERT, DCA, OSA, etc.) and SI analysis

Education Requirements Candidate should be actively pursuing Master's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field

Pay Range: $50 - 60/hourly, depending on education level 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.

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