Lightmatter
Staff Hardware Test & Bring-Up Engineer
Mountain View, CA · Staff+ · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$167k-$193kDetected 4 hours ago
PythonC++CValuationElectrical EngineeringManual TestingCommunication
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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
- Lead end-to-end hardware bring-up for ATE HW, and partner directly with equipment suppliers to debug hardware anomalies.
- Lead the initial electrical bring-up for our photonic ICs products mounted on system-level evaluation boards.
- Architect and build robust, automated system-level test software programs in Python or C/C++ running on the test bench.
- Collaborate with IC Design, DFT, and Firmware teams to define hardware test requirements and isolate silicon versus board-level bugs.
Requirements
- Expertise in validating multi-rail power-up/power-down sequences and troubleshooting dynamic load behaviors.
- Experience driving hardware verification, integrating firmware diagnostic APIs, and executing direct register read/write routines.
- Advanced proficiency in Python or C/C++ for writing test executives, automating sequences over hardware bridges, and programmatic control of lab instrumentation.
Nice to have
- Master's degree with 6+ years of industry experience.
- Experience with embedded microcontrollers or debugging low-level firmware drivers.
- Familiarity with boundary scan (BSDL) tools, DFT concepts (MBIST, Scan), or standard ATE architectures.
- Basic understanding of eFUSE programming circuits, ADC/DAC calibration routines, or precision thermal sensing.
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.
- $167,000 - $193,000 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 looking for an engineer with a strong background in delivering test solutions for industry-leading products.
- You will be part of a growing interdisciplinary team with a lot of opportunities to learn and make a big impact.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Export Control
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