Electro-Optic Link Hardware Engineer
Lightmatter · Boston, MA; Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · Mountain View, CA
Infrastructureonsitestaff$150k–$207k
At a glance
Highlights
- Lead verification of high-speed electro-optic links across silicon programs.
- Own link-budget and modeling methodology for 3D-stacked photonics engine.
- Influence chip, package and system architecture from bench findings.
What they offer
- New hire equity grant and annual performance-based equity
- Comprehensive health care plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement savings matching program
- Generous time off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Paid family leave and disability coverage
- Training & development and commuter benefits
Ideal candidate
Hands-on photonics engineer who lives at the bench and owns tough debug end-to-end. You mentor senior peers, influence architecture, and thrive on complex electro-optic challenges.
Requirements
- MS/PhD in EE, Photonics, Physics with 8+ years or BS/MS with 10+ years experience
- 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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