Director, Silicon Photonics Design
$195k - $304kAcara Solutions
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.
About Acara Solutions
Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.
Sound like a good fit?
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
Additional Information:
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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.
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