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Principal Engineer, System Validation - Silicon Photonics
Posted 4 months ago• Aerospace Engineering
Compensation
$180,000–$230,000/year
Job Description
Principal Engineer, System Validation - Silicon Photonics at Ayar Labs. Location: San Jose, CA. Salary: USD 180,000-230,000/year. Seniority: Senior. Experience: 10+ years. Skills: SERDES, PCIe, Communication Protocols, Photonics, Characterization, Test Equipment, Python, Test Automation, Analytics, Ethernet, Control Engineering, Senior Software Engineer, Software Engineer, Principal Software Engineer.
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Job Details
- Category
- Aerospace Engineering
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Location
- San Jose, CA
- Posted
- Dec 10, 2025, 06:47 PM
- Listed
- Apr 5, 2026, 08:52 AM
- Compensation
- $180,000 - $230,000 per year
About Ayar Labs
Part of the growing frontier tech ecosystem pushing the edges of what's possible.
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