Mixed-Signal Validation Engineer
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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 validate mixed-signal architectures for photonic communication systems. You will specify and validate system-level designs, compare hardware with simulation predictions, translate pre-silicon verification into post-silicon validation, support firmware validation, and author architectural specifications and test methodologies.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
- 7 or more years of relevant experience
- Knowledge of AMS electronics design flows
- Track record of delivering high-volume silicon products
- Knowledge of mixed-signal circuit design for high-speed analog and photonic links
- Experience with device bring-up, control, and digital signal processing
- Hands-on experience with lab instruments and test setups
- Capacity to comply with U.S. export control laws
Responsibilities
- Own mixed-signal architecture validation for the Passage product line
- Influence mixed-signal architecture from concept through high-volume production
- Validate and specify system-level mixed-signal designs
- Work with test and validation engineers to compare hardware with simulation predictions
- Collaborate with the design-verification team on post-silicon validation
- Support architectural-level firmware validation
- Author, review, and validate architectural specifications and test methodologies
- Identify architectural improvements, pitfalls, and mitigation strategies
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Retirement savings matching program
- Life insurance
- Vacation, sick time, 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
