Laser Architect
Core
Define the architectural vision and multi-year direction for OLIX's III-V semiconductor lasers, balancing trade-offs in epitaxy, device architecture, packaging, and reliability to enable rack-scale decode performance.
Role type
Staff/Principal Laser Architect (III-V photonics)
Builds
Rack-scale co-designed logic, data movement, packaging, optics, and interconnect systems for decode accelerators
Domain
Semiconductor photonics / High-performance computing infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
III-V device physics, epitaxy (MBE/MOCVD), high-speed modulation, reliability engineering, system-level architecture, cross-functional stakeholder alignment, technical mentorship, competitive intelligence analysis
Preferred skills
Co-packaged optics at rack scale, founding/scaling device lines, datacom reliability standards, custom driver ASIC co-design, industry standards leadership
Technologies
MBE, MOCVD, III-V materials, high-speed modulation, custom driver ASICs
Responsibilities
Shape architectural vision and multi-year laser roadmap; resolve ambiguous high-stakes device and integration problems; inform architectural trade-offs across epitaxy, device architecture, packaging, and reliability; mentor Staff and Senior engineers; connect technical decisions to business objectives; represent OLIX externally to build industry partnerships
Seniority
Staff/Principal, hands-on IC with strategic scope