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Sr. Staff Physical Design Timing Engineer (STA)

Lightmatter · Mountain View, CA · Toronto, ON

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Infrastructureonsitestaff$220k–$270k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Drive STA sign-off for flagship silicon photonics chips at various nodes.
  • Help optimize backend execution for photonics-based interconnect solutions.
  • Enable extreme-scale AI data centers with 3D-stacked photonics engine.

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

A detail-oriented problem solver with deep physical design experience who thrives on innovation and collaboration to tackle industry-first timing challenges and drive impactful chip delivery.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
  • 12 years of Physical Design experience, with minimum 5 years hands-on ASIC STA and timing constraints development and timing closure
  • Experience driving timing closure managing on-chip variation derates, multi-mode multi-corner constraints, and clock tree strategies
  • Well versed with scripting languages like TCL and Python, PERL, or Shell
  • Strong problem solving skills with attention to every technical aspect
  • Strong team player with clear and precise communication skills
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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