Staff or Senior Staff Design Verification Engineer

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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About the Role

You will define and enhance verification methodologies for integrated digital, analog, and photonic devices. You will create test plans and scalable testbench components, execute block- and chip-level verification, develop validation flows, integrate analog IP, and complete coverage and design-verification signoff requirements.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience
  • At least 8 years of design verification and SystemVerilog experience
  • At least 2 years of Python experience
  • Expertise developing with the UVM library
  • Experience with Xcelium, ModelSim, Questa, or VCS simulators
  • Capacity to comply with federally mandated U.S. export control laws

Responsibilities

  • Define and enhance design-verification methodologies for integrated digital, analog, and photonic devices
  • Create and execute test plans for functional and performance goals
  • Collaborate with architects and design engineers to define validation flows
  • Create reusable and scalable testbench components
  • Close coverage and complete design-verification signoff requirements
  • Perform block-level and full-chip design verification
  • Integrate analog design IP and develop simulation and emulation verification environments
  • Create behavioral models and integrate models, test cases, and checkers into upper levels

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Retirement savings matching program
  • Life insurance, including basic, voluntary, and AD&D coverage
  • 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