3 months ago

Director of Laser System Development

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Job Summary

Lead Neurophos’ O-band high-power coherent laser development programs, driving end-to-end photonic device architecture from concept to productization. Own multi-subsystem laser systems (laser die, SOA, driver electronics, coupling optics, packaging) and manage external foundries and vendors. Build and mentor a multidisciplinary team, define technical roadmaps, and communicate risk and progress to executives, accelerating AI compute hardware maturation.

Location: Austin

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Executive & General Management

Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Lead the design, development, and optimization of high-power coherent laser systems operating in the O-band (1260–1360 nm), targeting applications including data center interconnects and optical AI inference engines.
•Define and drive laser system configurations—including standalone high-power laser designs, integrated Laser + SOA topologies, and single-wavelength injection-locked master-slave architectures—to achieve high output power targets (>300 mW fiber-coupled) with high coherence, narrow linewidth, and low noise.
•For injection-locked systems, own the locking-range analysis, injected-power-ratio optimization, and stability-margin assessment across temperature and aging conditions; define feedback and control requirements for maintaining lock, and validate that the electronics solutions meet system-level specs.
•Understand and manage the coherence trade-offs introduced by SOA amplification — including phase noise contribution, gain saturation, ASE impact on OSNR, and back-reflection management — and design system architectures that meet output coherence and power requirements within these constraints.
•Own system-level trade studies covering optical output power, coherence length, linewidth, RIN, SMSR, locking bandwidth, and wavelength stability across operating conditions.

Pay and Benefits

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Perks:Health Insurance401kEquityDentalVisionPaid Leave

Key Requirements

•Ph.D. in Photonics, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, or a closely related field (M.S. with extensive industry experience will be considered)
•12+ years of progressive experience in laser and photonic device/system development, with at least 4 years in technical leadership or management roles
•Hands-on experience with high-power semiconductor laser development, including design, III-V foundry engagement, device characterization, and qualification
•Deep expertise in O-band laser physics and coherent system integration, including high-output-power architectures targeting narrow linewidth, low RIN, and high SMSR
•Proven track record developing and qualifying Laser + SOA configurations and/or injection-locked laser systems for high-power single-wavelength output (>300 mW fiber-coupled)

Experience:12+ yearsPhotonicsLaserOptical interconnectAI hardwareDatacenter

Education:PhD / Doctorate

Skills:LumericalVPIphotonicsPICS3DOSAFrequency/phase noise analyzerSelf-heterodyne linewidth measurementLocking range characterizationBERT

Languages:English

Tech Stack:LumericalVPIphotonicsPICS3DDFBDBRMOPAInPIII-VEpitaxyFiber couplingPhotonic integrated circuit

Company Brief

Neurophos

Develops metamaterial-based photonic optical processing units (OPUs) to deliver high-performance, energy-efficient AI inference chips for datacenters, aiming to scale photonic compute to exaflop levels.

Industry: Deep Tech

Company Size: Small (11 to 50 employees)

Growth: Growth Stage Startup

Funding: Series A

Headquarters: Austin, United States

Founded: 2020

Website LinkedIn

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Neurophos

3 months ago

Director of Laser System Development

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 21 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Austin

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Executive & General Management

Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Lead the design, development, and optimization of high-power coherent laser systems operating in the O-band (1260–1360 nm), targeting applications including data center interconnects and optical AI inference engines.
•Define and drive laser system configurations—including standalone high-power laser designs, integrated Laser + SOA topologies, and single-wavelength injection-locked master-slave architectures—to achieve high output power targets (>300 mW fiber-coupled) with high coherence, narrow linewidth, and low noise.
•For injection-locked systems, own the locking-range analysis, injected-power-ratio optimization, and stability-margin assessment across temperature and aging conditions; define feedback and control requirements for maintaining lock, and validate that the electronics solutions meet system-level specs.
•Understand and manage the coherence trade-offs introduced by SOA amplification — including phase noise contribution, gain saturation, ASE impact on OSNR, and back-reflection management — and design system architectures that meet output coherence and power requirements within these constraints.
•Own system-level trade studies covering optical output power, coherence length, linewidth, RIN, SMSR, locking bandwidth, and wavelength stability across operating conditions.

Pay and Benefits

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Perks:Health Insurance401kEquityDentalVisionPaid Leave

Key Requirements

•Ph.D. in Photonics, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, or a closely related field (M.S. with extensive industry experience will be considered)
•12+ years of progressive experience in laser and photonic device/system development, with at least 4 years in technical leadership or management roles
•Hands-on experience with high-power semiconductor laser development, including design, III-V foundry engagement, device characterization, and qualification
•Deep expertise in O-band laser physics and coherent system integration, including high-output-power architectures targeting narrow linewidth, low RIN, and high SMSR
•Proven track record developing and qualifying Laser + SOA configurations and/or injection-locked laser systems for high-power single-wavelength output (>300 mW fiber-coupled)

Experience:12+ yearsPhotonicsLaserOptical interconnectAI hardwareDatacenter

Education:PhD / Doctorate

Skills:LumericalVPIphotonicsPICS3DOSAFrequency/phase noise analyzerSelf-heterodyne linewidth measurementLocking range characterizationBERT

Languages:English

Tech Stack:LumericalVPIphotonicsPICS3DDFBDBRMOPAInPIII-VEpitaxyFiber couplingPhotonic integrated circuit

Company Brief

Neurophos

Industry: Deep Tech

Company Size: Small (11 to 50 employees)

Growth: Growth Stage Startup

Funding: Series A

Headquarters: Austin, United States

Founded: 2020

Website LinkedIn