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Electro-Optic Link Hardware Engineer

Lightmatter · Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA

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Infrastructureonsitestaff$155k–$190k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Lead verification of high-speed electro-optic links across silicon programs
  • Debug novel failure modes at the bench for AI data center photonics
  • Influence chip, package and system architecture from bench findings

What they offer

  • 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
  • Training & Development
  • Commuter Benefits
  • Equity grants including new hire and annual performance-based equity

Ideal candidate

Hands-on photonics hardware leader who lives at the bench and owns tough debug end-to-end. You mentor senior engineers while staying deeply technical and shaping architecture from measured data.

Requirements

  • MS/PhD in EE, Photonics, Physics with 8+ years experience or BS/MS with 10+ years
  • Ownership of verification strategy for a full silicon/system program
  • Deep expertise in 56G/112G/224G+ serial links, SerDes equalization and signal integrity
  • Hands-on lab experience leading investigations that stalled others
  • Strong Python/MATLAB for team-used automation frameworks
  • Proficiency with VNA, scopes, BERTs, TDRs and tools like ADS, HFSS, Cadence, COMSOL
  • Track record mentoring engineers
remote policy
hybrid

Lab profile

About Lightmatter

Building 3D-stacked photonics engines connecting AI processors at light speed for data centers.

What they build

  • Passage™ 3D-stacked photonics engine
  • Photonic interconnects for AI / HPC data centers

Known for

  • Silicon photonics
  • 3D-stacked packaging
  • High-speed analog / mixed-signal design
  • Electro-optic systems

Key facts

  • Raised $400M Series D
  • $4.4 billion valuation
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