Neurophos

Technology

PrincipalOptomechanicalDesignEngineer

$245–290k San Jose, California, United States; Austin, Texas, United States FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Principal Optomechanical Design Engineer at Neurophos. Skills: Opto-mechanical architecture, Precision optical systems, Photonic packaging. Define opto-mechanical architecture. Lead tolerance analysis”

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

10+ years opto-mechanical design, PhD or MS degree, Free-space optical system design, Photonic packaging experience, Fiber optic integration experience, 3D CAD proficiency, GD&T knowledge, Optical analysis tools experience, Material selection knowledge, Thermal management knowledge

Nice to Have

PhD preferred, Flexure mechanisms experience, Kinematic mounts experience, Startup environment experience

What You'll Do.

Define opto-mechanical architecture

Lead tolerance analysis

Develop opto-mechanical error budgets

Design precision mechanical assemblies

Develop packaging strategies

Drive design for manufacturability

Drive design for assembly

Own environmental qualification

Define material selection strategies

Develop GD&T drawings

Partner with manufacturers

Qualify precision components

Ensure mechanical design requirements

Represent opto-mechanical design

Own system requirements sections

Communicate status and risk

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Optical engineering teams; Photonics engineering teams; Electrical engineering teams; Systems engineering teams

Communication Scope

Technical audiences; Executive audiences

Full Job Description

ABOUT NEUROPHOS The demand for new datacenters and AI compute is rapidly outpacing the planet's energy capacity. Digital solutions are hitting a power wall as we approach the physical limits of traditional silicon. Conquering this bottleneck isn’t about bigger chips or more of them; it means rethinking the fundamental architecture. The industry's current path isn’t going to meet the need, so we took a different approach. Instead of traditional electronic circuits, we use silicon photonics and an active, programmable metasurface to perform matrix multiplications at the speed of light. Our optical cells are 10,000x smaller than traditional photonic components, enabling unprecedented density. By using photonics instead of electricity, our chips become more efficient as they scale. This architecture will deliver up to 100 times the energy efficiency of existing solutions while significantly improving performance for large-scale AI inference. We’ve assembled a world-class team of industry veterans and recently raised a $110M Series A https://www.neurophos.com/110m-raise led by Gates Frontier. Participants include M12 (Microsoft’s Venture Fund), Carbon Direct Capital, Aramco Ventures, Bosch Ventures, Tectonic Ventures, Space Capital, and others. We have also been recognized on the EE Times Silicon 100 list for several consecutive years. Join us and shape the future of computing! POSITION OVERVIEW The optomechanical team is responsible for the physical design and integration of the OPU’s free-space optical path, fiber-coupled subsystems, and photonic packaging. This is the precision mechanical backbone that enables our optical processing engine to operate within the exacting tolerances required for analog compute. The Principal Optomechanical Design Engineer will own the optomechanical architecture from concept through production and will be the recognized expert in precision optical-mechanical design across the company, working closely with optical, photonics, electrical,

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