Lightmatter
Electro-Optic Systems Architect
Boston, MA; Mountain View, CA · Senior · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$212k-$326kDetected 12 days ago
PythonProduct ManagementProduct StrategyValuationANSYSCadenceVerilogElectrical EngineeringSignal ProcessingCommunicationProblem Solving
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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
- Design the end-to-end electrical-optical-electrical system-level link to meet the customer requirements.
- Co-design the analog and photonic devices with the engineering design teams based on the end-to-end simulation results.
- Validate the models by designing high-speed RF experiments, conducting proof-of-concept experiments, and analyzing existing data.
- Author, review, and validate architectural specifications.
- Collaborate with the product team to develop the technological and product roadmap in the context of the industry trends
Requirements
- A Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering or similar discipline with at least 8 years of relevant experience, or Master's degree with at least 12 years of relevant experience.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in electronic-photonic-electronic systems simulation and hardware testing/measurement.
- Proficient in Cadence photonics-analog simulators (Virtuoso, Spectre, Verilog-A), Ansys HFSS, Keysight ADS.
- Highly proficient in coding simulations in Python or Matlab.
- Highly proficient in RF/mm-wave analog circuit design as well as modeling optical communication links.
- Ability to lead and collaborate in a cross-disciplinary team.
- Expert on corner analysis and Monte Carlo analysis.
- Demonstrated strong problem solving skills specifically pertaining to problems that do not have obvious solutions.
Nice to have
- Experience in product development or projects with industry.
- Knowledge of signal processing and signal integrity in optical communications.
- Knowledge of SERDES and mixed signal interfaces.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Willingness and ability to learn quickly.
- Self-starter with a "no task is too big or small" attitude.
- Data-driven and analytical
- translates numbers into actionable strategies.
Skills
- 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.
- $212,000 - $326,000 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
Company info
- We are hiring a Principal Electro-Optic Systems Architect.
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