Neurophos

Technology

SeniorManagerofBoardDesign

$225–270k Austin, Texas, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Manager of Board Design at Neurophos. Skills: Board design, Optoelectronics integration, High-speed digital, AI hardware. Own end-to-end PCB development. Define board architecture”

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

High-speed digital board design experience, Working understanding of optoelectronics circuit integration, Experience with high-speed digital interfaces, Experience with high-fidelity analog/optoelectronic drive circuits, Experience with multi-phase VRM design, Experience with LDO selection, Experience with EMI mitigation, Ability to hire, develop, and retain specialized engineering talent, Excellent written and verbal communication

Nice to Have

Experience with metasurface or SLM drive electronics, Familiarity with silicon photonics IC packaging, Background in thermal management design, Experience with FMEA, Experience with design reviews (CDR/PDR), Experience with NPI processes, Exposure to PLM systems, Exposure to engineering change order workflows, Background in AI/ML hardware, Background in optical communications, Background in PIC product development

What You'll Do.

Own end-to-end PCB development

Define board architecture

Define layer stack-ups

Lead schematic capture reviews

Enforce DFM standards

Enforce DFT standards

Enforce signal integrity standards

Drive board-level bring-up

Drive characterization

Establish repeatable verification methodologies

Maintain schematic block libraries

Maintain footprint libraries

Maintain simulation models

Lead board-level integration

Translate optical system specifications

Define board-level qualification plans

Execute board-level qualification plans

Assess impact of packaging trends

Recruit board design engineers

Onboard board design engineers

Develop board design engineers

Provide technical mentorship

Set performance goals

Conduct regular reviews

Foster design culture

Interface with ASIC teams

Interface with firmware teams

Interface with test engineering teams

Interface with system integration teams

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Optical engineering teams; Mechanical engineering teams; ASIC engineering teams; Firmware engineering teams; Test engineering teams; System integration teams; Optical system specifications; Optical and optomechanical engineers

Communication Scope

Written communication; Verbal communication; Technical communication

Process & Methodology

Roadmap planning, Resource allocation

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 Neurophos is seeking a hands-on Senior Manager of OPU Product Board Design to own the full board design function across two tightly coupled domains: conventional computer hardware board design and optoelectronics board integration. This is a senior technical leadership role with direct ownership of all OPU product PCBs — from architecture and schematic capture through layout, bring-up, and production release. The right candidate will bring deep personal hands-on experience in high-speed digital board design and a working understanding of optoelectronic circuit integration (laser

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