{"id":3988548,"url":"https://alion.io/job/ranovus-senior-system-architect-engineer","title":"Senior System Architect Engineer","company":{"id":58117,"name":"Ranovus","domain":"ranovus.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/ranovus","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"BambooHR","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":85,"open_postings":12,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.583,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":null,"computed_at":"2026-11-09T06:03:00Z"}},"role":"Hardware","role_family":"Hardware","seniority":"staff","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Ottawa, Canada"],"countries":["CA"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"FMEA","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-09T22:31:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-09","last_verified_at":"2026-11-09T22:31:00Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Senior System Architect\nOttawa, ON, Canada | Full-Time | Ranovus\nABOUT RANOVUS\nRanovus is a fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, developing next-generation co-packaged optics (CPO) solutions for AI and data center interconnects. Our Odin optical engine integrates a Quantum Dot Multi-Wavelength Laser, Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC), and ASIC into a single co-packaged module - delivering the performance and density required by hyperscale AI infrastructure.\nABOUT THE ROLE\nThe Senior System Architect is a founding member of the Ranovus System Team, responsible for owning top-level architecture decisions and orchestrating definition of design requirements with the block level owners from the contributing technical domains. You will define the system partitioning and power-performance-cost-yield-manufacturability trade-offs for the Odin CPO platform, and ensure that architecture choices are manufacturable, testable, and reliable from day one.\nKEY RESPONSIBILITIES\nDefine and issue Technical Engineering Requirements (TERs) to all sub-teams as the primary architectural authority.\nOwn top-level system architecture assessment: PIC, ASIC, Laser, and Packaging partitioning across performance, cost, yield, and manufacturability dimensions.\nContribute in DFM/DFT/DFR compliance\nLead DFx gate reviews at each major milestone\nMaintain the system architecture document, TER register, and Interface Control Documents (ICDs) as living, version-controlled artifacts.\nREQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS\nMSc. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Photonics, or related field.\n12+ years in system architecture or product engineering for semiconductor or photonic products.\nDemonstrated experience owning cross-functional architecture trade-offs from concept through volume production.\nHands-on background in at least two of: PIC integration, ASIC architecture, advanced packaging, or optical system design.\nExperience with DFM, DFR, and DFT in compound semiconductor, silicon photonics, or CPO products.\nStrong technical writing skills - ability to author and maintain formal TERs, ICDs, and architecture requirement documents.\nNICE TO HAVE\nFamiliarity with foundry PDKs and process corner characterization.\nKnowledge of OIF CEI, IEEE 802.3, or CPO-related MSA standards.\nBackground in reliability modeling: FMEA, HTOL, thermal cycling for optoelectronic components.\nWhat You'll Do\nYou will play a key role in advancing next-generation laser products from development through qualification. By combining hands-on characterization, automation development, reliability testing, and machine vision inspection, you will help establish the data, tools, and processes needed to bring high-performance laser products into production. Working closely with R&D, qualification and reliability teams, packaging suppliers, and external test providers, you will contribute directly to the successful commercialization of cutting-edge photonic technologies.\nRanovus is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and lived experiences, including those from equity deserving and underrepresented communities. We are committed to an accessible recruitment process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.\nWe are committed to delivering a respectful and transparent candidate experience, with clear and timely communication at every stage of the process. Ranovus Inc. is committed to leveraging new technologies and working efficiently. As a result, artificial intelligence systems may be used to support elements of our hiring process. These tools are designed to enhance consistency and efficiency, not replace human judgment. All hiring decisions are made by people, guided by care, context, and fairness.\nThank you for your interest in joining Ranovus. 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