Optical Packaging​/Component Engineer

Avicena is a privately held company developingmicroLEDbased ultra-low power high bandwidth interconnects for chip-to-chip communications. This technology will revolutionize High-Performance (HPC) and Cloud computing, as well as other industries where low power interconnects are critical like camera sensors, autonomous vehicles, and aerospace. Avicenais headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with a development center in Edinburgh, Scotland. The company was founded in 2019 by leading technologists from the optical networking industry witha track recordof delivering breakthrough products.

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Develop and test packaging solutions for multi-lane optical interconnects.

• Design and test optical sub-assemblies with arrays of optical fibers.
• Design multi-fiber optical connectors and work with external vendors to develop connector eco-system.
• Design micro-array assembly process, fixture and tooling development.
• Work with optical fibers, optical launch optimization and optical loss testing.
• Develop mechanical/optomechanical test procedures.
• Perform micron level assembly techniques.
• Measure material properties and interactions (e.g. epoxy selection, CTE, stress)
• Component reliability and qualification testing.

• 5+ years’ experience in Opto-Mechanical or Optical Packaging field.
• M.S. degree or higher in Opto-Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or equivalent field.
• Preferred experience with Optical Transceiver assembly, Silicon Photonics or Co-Packaged Optics
• Hands-on expertise with mechanical design software (e.g. Solidworks) and mechanical modeling simulations
• Experience with optical modelling software (e.g. Zemax, Light Tools) is an asset
• Knowledge of micro-replication techniques and polymer molding is an asset
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced startup environment
• Excellent teamwork and interpersonal/communication skills within the company and with partners, customers, and consultants.