Lightmatter
Foundry Engineer
Mountain View, CA · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$180k-$212kDetected 23 hours ago
Platform EngineeringValuationSupply ChainMechanical DesignElectrical EngineeringCommunication
About the role
- Lightmatter is leading the revolution in AI data center infrastructure, enabling the next giant leaps in human progress.
- 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.
- Lightmatter raised $400 million in its Series D round, reaching a valuation of $4.4 billion.
Responsibilities
- Lead foundry process technology development, manufacturing strategies and specifications efforts for our highly integrated photonics-based AI platform and our photonics chiplet communication fabric
- Collaborate with the Design-For-Manufacturing (DFM) team early in the design process
- Develop silicon technology and capability roadmap to support Lightmatter product requirement.
- Develop initial product fabrication qualification and execution plan
- Collaborate with design and /layout team to coordinate product tapeout to foundry.
Requirements
- Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Materials Engineering/Science, Mechanical Engineering or other related fields
- At least 8 years of industry experience with at least 5 years of silicon process experience
- Experience bringing products from first silicon to production
- Strong knowledge of working and collaborating with a foundry
- Experience with Silicon foundry processes, technologies, control plan and failures related to Silicon.
- Preferred Qualifications:
- We offer competitive compensation. The base salary range for this role determined based on location, experience, educational background, and market data.
Nice to have
- Experience in foundry manufacturing process or process development/integration engineer in any fab foundries
- Experience in photonics laser foundry and package integration
- Master's or Phd in chemistry, materials sciences or physics.
- Exposure to packaging technology with understanding of assembly processes, packaging materials, quality and reliability standards, and packaging failure mechanism etc is preferred
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.
- $180,000 - $212,000 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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