Position Details:
Hardware Team Lead
About The Position
About the Job
Our Hardware group leads the development of electro-optical devices and systems for next-generation data centers.
NewPhotonics is revolutionizing data center processing with novel photonic engines that address power and performance challenges.
We are looking for a Hardware Team Lead to join our dynamic team and play a key role in shaping the technological landscape of our organization.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Actively participate in hands on PCB design including schematics creation and layout work using industry standard EDA tools.
- Participate in the research and development of next-generation electro-optical (EO) devices and sub-systems for high-speed communication.
- Define electrical specifications for EO sub-systems and evaluation boards, including schematic design, component selection, characterization, layout
- considerations, and implementation. Provide guidance on fabrication and assembly.
- Work with advanced PCB technologies such as MLO, mSAP and SLP
- Develop high-speed designs supporting speeds up to 224 Gbps.
- Lead board bring-up, characterization, and debug, including high-speed scope and VNA measurements.
- Collaborate with hardware project teams, including Board Design, Mechanics, Thermal, PCB Layout, Production, Software/Firmware, Photonics, and more.
- Utilize state-of-the-art laboratory equipment.
Requirements
What We’re Looking For:
- B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering.
- Experience in design ownership on major blocks/clusters from definition through implementation phases.
- 10+ years as a board designer with experience in executing complex hardware projects.
- Proven experience in leading multi-disciplinary projects.
- Hands-on experience with Cadence tools (Allegro, OrCAD) for schematic capture and PCB layout.
- Strong hands-on lab skills.
- Experience with advanced PCB materials and technologies (MLO, mSAP, SLP, HDI).
- Understanding of ASIC design flow, substrate design, and packaging.
- Experience in designing products for high-volume manufacturing.
- Strong project management skills, independence, and excellent interpersonal abilities.
- Proven proficiency in ANSYS HFSS / SIwave / 3D Layout for electromagnetic, SI, and PI simulations.
- Strong understanding of transmission lines, impedance control, crosstalk, and return-path design.
- Ability to interpret and simulate S-parameters, eye diagrams, and frequency-domain models.
- Familiarity with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, VNAs, and spectrum analyzers.
What Will Make You a Star Candidate:
- Experience with optical transceivers.
- Familiarity with optical or photonic integration (CPO/LPO) environments.
- Experience in lab automation using Python-based tools.
- Familiarity with IEEE standards.
- Knowledge of photonic integration technology and its ecosystem.