Silicon, Hardware, & Photonics Engineering Intern – Summer 2027
Lightmatter · Boston, MA · Mountain View, CA
Infrastructureonsiteintern$83k–$139k
At a glance
Highlights
- Contribute to 3D-stacked photonics engine connecting thousands of processors.
- Help bring up boards and validate photonic computing platforms in the lab.
- Work on laser sources powering photonic interconnect fabric for AI data centers.
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
Ideal candidate
Electrical engineering, physics or computer engineering student who is curious, collaborative and excited to take photonic computing from lab research to real data-center systems through hands-on projects.
Requirements
- Pursuing or recently completed BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Engineering or related field
- Hands-on experience through coursework, capstone projects, research labs, or past internships
- Familiarity with at least one relevant tool such as SolidWorks, ANSYS, ADS, Cadence
- Curious, collaborative, and comfortable asking questions
- Capacity to comply with U.S. export control laws
- 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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