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Staff/ Sr. Staff HW Test Automation Engineer

Lightmatter · Toronto, ON · Mountain View, CA

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Infrastructureonsitestaff$86k–$120k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Build software bringing up photonic chips from bench bring-up to production test.
  • Bridge bench engineers and test team driving instruments, probers and automation.
  • Prove Passage photonics engine connecting processors at speed of light.

What they offer

  • Comprehensive health care plan (medical, dental and vision)
  • Retirement savings matching program
  • New hire equity grant and annual performance-based equity
  • Generous time off and paid family leave
  • Training and development and commuter benefits
  • Life insurance and short and long term disability
  • Flexible, hybrid workplace model

Ideal candidate

Hardware-minded software builder with 8+ years automating semiconductor test who loves hands-on lab work, mentoring others, and turning device physics into reliable, repeatable test systems.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field
  • 8+ years in hardware test software, ATE systems, or test architecture, ideally in semiconductor or photonics
  • Track record owning test software architecture scaling across projects and teams
  • Deep hands-on ATE test method/flow development and instrumentation automation
  • History mentoring engineers and driving cross-functional decisions
  • Comfortable at hardware/software boundary reasoning about embedded C/C++ and firmware

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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