Senior Staff Electro-Optic Systems Architect

Lightmatter is a photonic-computing company developing optical interconnects and light engines for AI-scale data centers.

Mountain View, United States
About Lightmatter

Founded in 2017 by MIT researchers, Lightmatter develops photonic infrastructure for AI, including its Passage interconnect platform and Guide light engine.

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Skills

About the Role

You will design end-to-end electrical-optical-electrical links that meet customer requirements. You will model electro-optic systems, co-design silicon photonic devices, validate models through RF experiments and prototype testing, collaborate on circuit specifications, and document and present technical contributions.

Requirements

  • PhD in Electrical Engineering or a similar discipline with at least 5 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree with at least 8 years of relevant experience
  • At least 3 years of electronic-photonic-electronic systems simulation experience
  • At least 2 years of hardware testing and measurement experience with photonic high-speed optical modulators and receivers
  • Proficiency with Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre, Verilog-A, Ansys HFSS, and Keysight ADS
  • Python or Matlab simulation coding experience
  • RF/mm-wave analog circuit design experience
  • Optical communication link modeling experience
  • Experience with corner analysis and Monte Carlo analysis
  • Experience collaborating with photonics and electronics teams

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to electro-optic architecture solutions for high-volume products
  • Model electro-optic systems using photonics-analog simulators
  • Design end-to-end electrical-optical-electrical links
  • Co-design silicon photonic devices based on simulation results
  • Validate models through high-speed RF and proof-of-concept experiments
  • Specify, design, and validate circuits with electronics and photonics engineers
  • Document and present contributions to stakeholders

Benefits

  • Comprehensive 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
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