Ayar Labs · 14 hours ago
Engineer - Embedded Firmware
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$120K/yr - $160K/yr
1+ years expAyar Labs is revolutionizing optical interconnect technology with their electro-photonic chips. They are seeking an exceptional Firmware Engineer to drive firmware design from inception to customer deployment, ensuring seamless hardware validation and integration.
AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)ComputerHardwareInformation TechnologySemiconductor
Responsibilities
Design a general computing platform: Initialize and control the platform's hardware (like the CPU, memory and I/O devices) and load the operating system, making the platform ready for use
Firmware Architecture: Collaborate closely with embedded firmware, system hardware and AISC engineers to develop sophisticated platform solutions and meet requirements for our digital and photonic multi-chip and laser systems
Drive platform firmware development: Design, develop, and optimize firmware for controlling complex systems with the electronic-photonic chips and laser
Provide Technical Leadership: Mentor and guide junior engineers, contributing to their professional growth and development
Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner effectively with diverse teams, including hardware, software, validation and systems engineers, to achieve project goals
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's in Electrical/Computer Engineering or a related field with 1+ years of experience
Proven expertise in bare-metal platform firmware development, with strong programming skills in C, C++ and python
Industry experience with CMIS (Content Management Interoperability Services) communication protocol
Hands-on, proactive approach with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic startup environment
Experience with various microcontrollers (e.g., STM, Microchip) and firmware debugging tools
Experience with hardware schematics
Experience with driver development (e.g., ADC/ DAC)
Experience with communication protocols (e.g., I2C, SPI, USB, UART)
Proficiency with modern version control workflows (e.g., Git)
Familiarity with project management tools (JIRA), and CI/CD tools
Preferred
Experience in platform firmware development for laser applications
Experience in firmware development for high-speed electronics and photonics applications
Experience in scripting with high level language like Python
Experience with Make-based build flows
Ability to own architecture and development of firmware modules from scratch
Company
Ayar Labs
Ayar Labs develops optical I/O solutions for large-scale AI workloads to accelerate data movement within AI systems.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$374.65MKey Investors
Capital TENBoardman Bay Capital ManagementLockheed Martin Ventures
2024-12-11Series D· $155M
2023-05-24Series C· $25M
2022-04-26Series C· $130M
Leadership Team
Mark Wade
President and CEO, Co-Founder
Alex Wright-Gladstein
Co-Founder and Advisor
Recent News
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