Electro-Optic Systems Architect
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Lightmatter is a photonic-computing company developing optical interconnects and light engines for AI-scale data centers.
Mountain View, United States
Funding history
About Lightmatter
Founded in 2017 by MIT researchers, Lightmatter develops photonic infrastructure for AI, including its Passage interconnect platform and Guide light engine.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will own digital architecture for electro-optic links from concept through high-volume production. You will model, analyze, specify, test, and validate systems that integrate mixed-signal and photonic circuits, while enabling implementation, firmware bring-up, customer documentation, and risk mitigation.
Requirements
- 12+ years of experience and a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
- In-depth knowledge of power-efficient digital design flows for high-speed mixed-signal electronics
- In-depth knowledge of digital circuit design in high-speed analog or photonic links, including device bring-up, control, and digital signal processing
- Problem-solving skills
- Customer communication skills
Responsibilities
- Own digital architecture for the Passage product
- Manage digital architecture from concept through high-volume production
- Architect and specify system-level digital designs integrating mixed-signal and photonic circuits
- Validate hardware against simulation predictions
- Collaborate with RTL and design-verification teams on implementation and verification
- Enable firmware development for hardware bring-up and validation
- Author, review, and validate architectural specifications and customer-facing documentation
- Identify architectural improvements, risks, and mitigation strategies
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision health plan
- Retirement savings matching program
- Life insurance
- Vacation, sick leave, and public holidays
- Paid family leave
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage
- Commuter benefits
- Flexible hybrid workplace model
- Equity grants for eligible full-time employees
