General

General

Director, PD development and integration

Sunnyvale, CA · Director

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 25 days ago
Project ManagementSEMElectrical EngineeringCommunication

About the role

  • This position is based in Sunnyvale, California.

Responsibilities

  • New PD Design Development: Lead the development of innovative PD designs optimized for our applications.
  • Work with internal and external resources to design and simulate PD performance.
  • Foundry Partnership Management: Lead and manage the foundry partnership, including the transfer of new photodetector designs and oversee any necessary process modifications.
  • Ensure alignment between Avicena's technical and business requirements and the foundry partner's capabilities.
  • Leverage expertise to define and validate test methodologies.
  • Final Test Development: Collaborate with vendors to set up and manage final test processes, ensuring robust performance validation of packaged devices.
  • Lead the development of innovative PD designs optimized for our applications.
  • Lead and manage the foundry partnership, including the transfer of new photodetector designs and oversee any necessary process modifications.
  • Collaborate with vendors to set up and manage final test processes, ensuring robust performance validation of packaged devices.
  • This is an ideal opportunity for someone looking to develop into a senior engineering management position.

Requirements

  • Industry Experience: Proven experience managing foundry partnerships or foundry processes.
  • Testing Expertise: Ability to oversee high-speed optoelectronics testing, including wafer-level and final test processes.
  • Ability to oversee high-speed optoelectronics testing, including wafer-level and final test processes.

Nice to have

  • Proven experience managing foundry partnerships or foundry processes.
  • Deep understanding of semiconductor device physics and characterization techniques (e.g., SIMS, XRD, SEM, TEM).
  • Familiarity with semiconductor wafer fabrication processes, including photolithography, thin-film deposition, and etching.

Skills

  • Avicena is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with a development center in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Company info

  • We are seeking a highly skilled team member to lead the development and manufacturing transfer of high-speed silicon photodetectors (PDs) optimized for microLED-based multi-terabit-per-second communications.
  • This position starts with a single hire with a plan to grow the team as the company and product develops.

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