Lightmatter
Photonics Architect
Boston, MA; Mountain View, CA · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$150k-$220kDetected 5 days ago
ValuationVerilogElectrical EngineeringCommunicationProblem Solving
About the role
- The company invented the world's first 3D-stacked photonics engine, Passage™, capable of connecting thousands to millions of processors at the speed of light in extreme-scale data centers for the most advanced AI and HPC workloads.
Responsibilities
- Propose innovative photonic designs-modulators, receivers, multiplexers, lasers, amplifiers-for the product.
- Work closely with the photonic engineering design team to provide the performance, power, and area estimates of the photonic devices within Passage.
- Actively collaborate with the analog engineering team to provide a high-bandwidth photonic interconnect solution.
- Author, review, and validate architectural specifications.
Requirements
- In-depth knowledge of photonic devices and semiconductor physics.
- Experience with integrated silicon photonics components.
- Preferably has experience with photonic simulation tools: FDTD, umerical, Verilog-A, VPI Photonics.
- PhD in electrical engineering, physics, applied physics, or a discipline related to photonics.
- Experience with integrated silicon photonics components. Preferably has experience with photonic simulation tools: FDTD, umerical, Verilog-A, VPI Photonics.
- Ability and desire to collaborate in a cross-disciplinary team.
- We offer competitive compensation. The base salary range for this role determined based on location, experience, educational background, and market data.
Skills
- Demonstrated strong problem solving skills specifically pertaining to problems that do not have obvious solutions.
- Lightmatter is leading the revolution in AI data center infrastructure, enabling the next giant leaps in human progress.
- Lightmatter raised $400 million in its Series D round, reaching a valuation of $4.4 billion.
- Lightmatter is (re)inventing the future of computing with light!
Compensation
- total compensation goes beyond base salary, it also includes a new hire equity grant, annual performance-based equity, and other rewards that recognize your impact and contribution.
- $150,000 - $220,000 USD
Benefits
- Comprehensive Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Savings Matching Program
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Generous Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Paid Family Leave
- Short Term & Long Term Disability
- Commuter Benefits
- Equity grants (applicable to full-time employees)
- Lightmatter recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.
- Flexible, hybrid workplace model
Visa & Work Authorization
- Export Control
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