Photonics jobs in los gatos, ca

Santa Clara, California

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10d ago

Role SummaryThis position supports the testing, debugging, and validation of data center hardware and computing systems within a collaborative engineering lab environment. The role performs hands-on assembly, installation, testing, troubleshooting, and validation of server and GPU-based systems while supporting the development of reliable hardware solutions for AI and data center applications. Responsibilities Assemble, build, and install development platforms and large-scale server systems. Con

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2027 PhD Photonics Engineering Intern/Co-Op

San Jose, California

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ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD. At AMD, we believe technology has the power to solve the world's most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day, innovation at AMD is shaping the future. Whether you're designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or bringing leading edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger - technology that moves the world forward. Joi

Full-time

USD 114,400.00 per year

Sr. Engineer, Photonics Device Design

San Jose, California

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Sr. Engineer, Photonics Device Design Location: San Jose (on-site) Ayar Labs is transforming AI infrastructure with the industry's first proven co-packaged optics (CPO) solution, manufactured in partnership with the world's leading semiconductor ecosystem. Backed by industry leaders including NVIDIA, AMD, MediaTek and Intel, our technology moves data at the speed of light - faster, further, and with a fraction of the energy consumed by conventional electrical interconnect. As a photonics desig

Full-time

USD 170,000.00 - 220,000.00 per year

Sr. Staff Engineer, Photonics Design

San Jose, California

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Sr. Staff Engineer, Photonics Design Location: San Jose (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-pac

Full-time

USD 180,000.00 - 240,000.00 per year

Photonics Engineer

Palo Alto, California

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PsiQuantum's mission is to build the first useful quantum computers: machines capable of delivering the breakthroughs the field has long promised. Since our founding in 2016, our singular focus has been to build and deploy million-qubit, fault-tolerant quantum systems. Quantum computers harness the laws of quantum mechanics to solve problems that even the most advanced supercomputers or AI systems will never reach. Their impact will span energy, pharmaceuticals, finance, agriculture, transportat

Full-time

USD 139,800.00 - 164,300.00 per year

Sr. Engineer, Test Development - Photonics

San Jose, California

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Sr. Engineer, Test Development - Photonics Location: San Jose (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'

Full-time

USD 170,000.00 - 200,000.00 per year

Sr. Principal Engineer: Silicon Photonics-Hybrid Integration

San Jose, California

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It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us! At Lumentum, we're building the tech behind the world's fastest networks and most advanced systems. Our optical and photonic solutions power everything from AI and cloud computing to data centers, telecom, and advanced manufacturing.

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Photonics Integration Engineer, MTS

Remote or Boise, Idaho

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Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all. Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever. We are seeking experienced engineers for Principal, MTS, and SMTS roles. The level at which candidates are hired will be determined by their years of experience, demonstrated technical depth, and o

Full-time

USD 137,000.00 - 248,000.00 per year

Optical / Photonics Validation Engineering, Senior Director

San Jose, California

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Astera Labs (NASDAQ: ALAB) provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through purpose-built connectivity solutions. By collaborating with hyperscalers and ecosystem partners, Astera Labs enables organizations to unlock the full potential of modern AI. Astera Labs' Intelligent Connectivity Platform integrates CXL , Ethernet, NVLink, PCIe , and UALink semiconductor-based technologies with the company's COSMOS software suite to unify diverse components into cohesive, flexible systems that deliver end-t

Full-time

USD 260,000.00 - 295,000.00 per year

Sr. Staff Engineer, Mechanical Design

San Jose, California

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Sr. Staff Engineer, Mechanical Design - Optoelectronics This job requires experience in optoelectronics and/or semiconductors. Location: San Jose (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, Mediatek, AMD and Inte

Full-time

USD 150,000.00 - 180,000.00 per year

Sr. Staff Engineer, Electrical Link Architecture

San Jose, California

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Sr. Staff Engineer, Electrical Link Architecture Location: San Jose, CA (on-site) Ayar Labs is solving the I/O bandwidth bottlenecks inherent in modern AI compute architectures. As pioneers of co-packaged optics (CPO), we develop silicon photonics solutions that deliver unprecedented bandwidth density and reach, at a fraction of the power consumption required to scale next-generation AI models. Backed by industry giants like NVIDIA, AMD, Mediatek and Intel and manufactured in partnership with

Full-time

USD 190,000.00 - 223,000.00 per year

Sr. Engineer, Optical Modeling and Statistical Analysis

San Jose, California

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Staff Engineer, Optical Modeling & Statistical Analysis Location: San Jose, CA office 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 ecosyste

Full-time

USD 170,000.00 - 192,000.00 per year

Principal Engineer, SerDes AMS Design and Architecture

San Jose, California

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Principal Engineer, SerDes AMS Design and Architecture Location: San Jose, CA (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, MediaTek and Intel and manufactured in partnership with the world's leading semiconduct

Full-time

USD 200,000.00 - 260,000.00 per year

Senior Opto Mechanical Design Engineer

Mountain View, California

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About us: Aeva's mission is to bring the next wave of perception to a broad range of applications from automated driving to industrial robotics, consumer electronics, consumer health, security, and beyond. Aeva is transforming autonomy with its groundbreaking sensing and perception technology that integrates all key LiDAR components onto a silicon photonics chip in a compact module. Aeva 4D LiDAR sensors uniquely detect instant velocity in addition to 3D position, allowing autonomous devices li

Full-time

USD 154,900.00 - 209,600.00 per year

Senior Sensor Validation Engineer

Sunnyvale, California

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Job Description General Motors is developing hands-off and eyes-off autonomous driving systems intended for broad deployment across consumer vehicles. As part of this effort, GM is investing in sensors and architectures that can be integrated, validated, and operated reliably at scale across diverse vehicle programs and operating environments. We are seeking a Senior Sensor Validation Engineer with deep expertise in sensor physics and hands-on validation methodologies. In this role, you will br

Full-time

USD 153,200.00 - 234,100.00 per year

Principal Laser Controls Engineer

San Jose, California

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Principal Laser Controls Engineer Role Overview We are seeking a Principal Laser Controls Engineer to define and drive the control architecture for advanced laser-based optical modules. This role demands deep expertise in laser physics, control systems, and embedded implementation. You will own the technical vision for laser control-spanning optical power regulation, current control, thermal stabilization, and wavelength calibration-ensuring robust, scalable, and production-ready solutions acro

Full-time

Sr. / Staff. Engineer, Device Statistics & Model Correlation

San Jose, California

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Sr. / Staff. Engineer, Device Statistics & Model Correlation Location: San Jose, CA (on-site) Ayar Labs is solving the I/O bandwidth bottlenecks inherent in modern AI compute architectures. As pioneers of co-packaged optics (CPO), we develop silicon photonics solutions that deliver unprecedented bandwidth density and reach, at a fraction of the power consumption required to scale next-generation AI models. Backed by industry giants like NVIDIA, AMD, Mediatek and Intel and manufactured in partne

Full-time

Electro-Optic Link Hardware Engineer

Mountain View, California

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Lightmatter is leading the revolution in AI data center infrastructure, enabling the next giant leaps in human progress. The company invented the world's first 3D-stacked photonics engine, Passage , capable of connecting thousands to millions of processors at the speed of light in extreme-scale data centers for the most advanced AI and HPC workloads. Lightmatter raised $400 million in its Series D round, reaching a valuation of $4.4 billion. We will continue to accelerate the development of dat

Full-time

USD 155,000.00 - 190,000.00 per year

Principle Engineer, Product Quality

San Jose, California

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Principle Engineer, Product Quality Location: San Jose (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-package

Full-time

USD 212,000.00 - 265,000.00 per year

Sr. Staff Engineer, Quality

San Jose, California

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Sr. Staff Engineer, Quality Location: San Jose (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 opt

Full-time

USD 140,000.00 - 160,000.00 per year

Photonics jobs in Los Gatos, CA, USA