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Principal Hardware Systems Technical Lead

Lightmatter · Mountain View, CA

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Infrastructureonsiteprincipal$217k–$308k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Lead board and system development for next-gen silicon photonics AI accelerators.
  • Build state-of-the-art ML and massive scale-out interconnect platforms with light.
  • Drive full lifecycle hardware from concept through EVT/DVT to production release.

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
  • Flexible, hybrid workplace model
  • New hire equity grant and annual performance-based equity

Ideal candidate

Seasoned hardware leader with 15+ years shipping complex systems who thrives in ambiguity. You love mentoring teams, owning full lifecycles, and tackling hard AI infrastructure challenges with light.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline with 15+ years of relevant industry experience
  • Demonstrated track record of taking multiple complex hardware systems from concept through production
  • Deep knowledge of VRMs, high-speed SerDes, and interfaces including PCIe, Ethernet, SPI/QSPI, I3C, I2C, and JTAG
  • Experience leading multi-disciplinary development, integration, and troubleshooting across electrical, mechanical, and firmware domains
  • Strong ownership mindset with ability to work in ambiguous and dynamic environments
remote policy
Flexible, hybrid workplace model

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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