Staff / Sr. Staff HW Test Automation Engineer

Highlights

• Build software that brings Lightmatter's photonic chips to life on real hardware.
• Automate device bring-up and characterization from bench to production test.
• Prove cutting-edge photonics for AI workloads work reliably at extreme scale.

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
• Equity grants including new hire and annual performance-based equity

Ideal candidate

A hands-on builder who thrives at the hardware-software boundary and in the lab, translating complex device behavior into repeatable automation and mentoring others across teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field
• 8+ years of experience in hardware test software, ATE systems, or test architecture, ideally in semiconductor or photonics
• Track record of owning test software architecture for a product line, including scaling across projects and teams
• Deep hands-on experience with ATE test method/test flow development and embedded test frameworks for hardware automation
• Fluency with instrumentation automation (SCPI/VISA or equivalent) with ability to teach others
• History of mentoring engineers and driving cross-functional decisions with hardware, characterization, and manufacturing teams
• Ability to scope, plan, implement, and validate automation projects end to end
• Comfortable at hardware/software boundary, reading and reasoning about embedded software (C/C++), controls, or firmware