Laser Firmware Intern - Summer 2027
Lightmatter · Boston, MA
Infrastructureonsiteintern$83k–$94k
At a glance
Highlights
- Build firmware that controls lasers inside photonic hardware.
- Run hardware-in-the-loop tests on live lasers and report trends.
- Prototype embedded ML for laser control and benchmark results.
What they offer
- Comprehensive Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Savings Matching Program
- Generous Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
Ideal candidate
Curious engineering or physics student who loves hands-on lab work and wants to apply embedded ideas to real photonic hardware for AI systems.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in a bachelor's degree program in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or physics
- Interest in embedded firmware, laser control, and edge machine learning
- Experience developing in C, C++, and/or Python
- 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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