The Role
Design, simulate, and optimize MEMS structures for optical circuit switches, emphasizing performance, reliability, manufacturability, and yield. Collaborate with silicon photonics, mechanical, process, and foundry engineering teams to troubleshoot fabrication issues, analyze failure mechanisms, and support the product lifecycle from concept through high-volume manufacturing and qualification. Apply multiphysics modeling, mechanical stress and strain analysis, and design-for-reliability practices to develop robust nanoscale devices.
Summary Generated by Built In
nEye.ai, a well-funded optical switch startup, is poised to revolutionize the future of data centers. nEye’s MEMS-based silicon photonics optical circuit switches (OCS) eliminate critical bottlenecks in AI processing by enabling direct optical connections among thousands of GPUs and memory units. The company's SuperSwitch is an ultra-low power consumption, high radix, compact chip-scale design, offering hyperscale data centers enhanced performance, efficiency, and scalability.
Job Overview
As a Senior MEMS Design Engineer at nEye.ai, you will be responsible for the design, simulation, and optimization of MEMS devices that are critical components of our optical circuit switches. This role involves both technical execution and collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams. You'll work closely with Silicon Photonics, Mechanical, and Process Engineers to ensure our MEMS structures are not only high-performing but also robust and reliable for high-volume manufacturing. Your expertise in multi-physics modeling will be key to optimizing our designs and solving complex challenges.
Key Responsibilities
- MEMS Design & Optimization: Design and model MEMS structures, focusing on performance, reliability, and manufacturability.
- Multi-Physics Simulation: Utilize multi-physics models (e.g., mechanical, electro-mechanical, fluid dynamics) to simulate device behavior and optimize designs.
- Collaboration & Problem-Solving: (1) Work with internal teams to understand failure mechanisms and design for low FIT (failures in time) rates. (2) Troubleshoot fabrication issues and act as a liaison between the design team and foundry process engineers to resolve problems.
- Product Lifecycle: (1) Contribute to the full product lifecycle, from initial concept and design through to high-volume manufacturing and qualification testing. (2) Design for Yield improvement
Minimum Qualifications
- Education: Master's or PhD degree in Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical field.
- Experience: 5+ years of hands-on experience in MEMS design with a focus on product experience.
- Experience with the design and fabrication of devices with nano-scale features.
- Demonstrated experience in optimizing MEMS structures for performance and reliability using multi-physics models.
- Deep understanding of failure mechanisms in MEMS devices.
- Proficiency with 3D-CAD software and Finite Element Simulation software (e.g. COMSOL).
- Experience in analytical mechanical design focusing on stress/strain relationships in MEMS designs and wafer processing
- Deep knowledge of semiconductor fabrication processes and cleanroom practices.
- Strong familiarity using AI tools (e.g., LLMs, copilots) to accelerate engineering workflows, debugging, and problem-solving.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with the design and fabrication of optical MEMS structures and the surface-micromachining process.
- Experience in MEMS design for reliability.
- Experience with advanced packaging technologies and their integration into the foundry process.
- Experience in a fabless or semiconductor design company.
- Strong communication and technical documentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to a variety of audiences.
nEye.ai, a well-funded optical switch startup, is poised to revolutionize the future of data centers. nEye’s MEMS-based silicon photonics optical circuit switches (OCS) eliminate critical bottlenecks in AI processing by enabling direct optical connections among thousands of GPUs and memory units. The company's SuperSwitch is an ultra-low power consumption, high radix, compact chip-scale design, offering hyperscale data centers enhanced performance, efficiency, and scalability.
nEye is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Skills Required
- Master's or PhD degree in Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical field
- 5+ years of hands-on MEMS design experience with product experience
- Experience designing and fabricating devices with nanoscale features
- Experience optimizing MEMS structures for performance and reliability using multiphysics models
- Deep understanding of failure mechanisms in MEMS devices
- Proficiency with 3D CAD and finite element simulation software such as COMSOL
- Experience with analytical mechanical design focused on stress and strain relationships in MEMS designs and wafer processing
- Deep knowledge of semiconductor fabrication processes and cleanroom practices
- Familiarity with AI tools such as LLMs and copilots for engineering workflows, debugging, and problem-solving
- Experience designing and fabricating optical MEMS structures and using surface micromachining processes
- Experience in MEMS design for reliability
- Experience with advanced packaging technologies and integration into foundry processes
- Experience working at a fabless or semiconductor design company
- Strong communication and technical documentation skills
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The Company
What We Do
We are nEye Systems, a next-generation optical switch company. Our programmable photonic integrated circuit integrates high-radix optical circuit switching on a Si chip and is a future-proof solution for Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) systems and other high-performance computing environments. Our optical switches are poised to solve some of the biggest challenges facing the growth and adoption of AI/ML – the excessive costs of power requirements and network expansion. We are a well-funded, early-stage company and will be a key player in several multibillion $ markets.
