
Lightmatter

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Lightmatter develops photonic chips for AI, addressing the physical limitations of transistors. Their Passage™ platform connects millions of chips with high bandwidth and low latency, enabling AGI development. They partner with companies building high-performance chips (GPUs, switches) and offer various products like Passage™, Envise™, and Idiom®. The company is rapidly expanding and has open positions across several engineering disciplines, including analog design, photonics engineering, system design, and testing.
Platform
Task
Features
• unparalleled efficiency and scalability for advanced ai and high-performance computing workloads
• eliminates critical data bottlenecks
• connects thousands to millions of processors at the speed of light
• 3d-stacked silicon photonics engine
Job Opportunities
Director, Design Verification
Lightmatter creates photonic chips that enable the building of AGI by connecting millions of processors at the speed of light.
Benefits:
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
Education Requirements:
Master's degree in EE, CS, or CE or equivalent
Experience Requirements:
15+ years of experience in semiconductor technologies and participation in multiple tapeouts with 1st pass silicon success
expertise in verification methodologies, including simulation, formal verification, and FPGA emulation
Proficient in HDL (Verilog. VHDL) languages
Proficient with scripting languages, preferably Python
Experience working with the development of Real Number Models (RNM) for photonics & analog circuits
Responsibilities:
Own the design verification details including the DV plan & execution for chip projects
Drive state-of-the-are DV methodology & flow for optical interconnect products
Work with architecture, hardware, software, systems, and program management teams to deliver state-of-the-art silicon products
Organize and expertly drive planning, scheduling, and day-to-day execution to support the design design team
Collaborate with leads and engineering teams in effectively estimating and prioritizing tasks to maintain high design quality on a realistic delivery schedule
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High Speed Analog Design Engineer (Boston and Mountain View)
Lightmatter creates photonic chips that enable the building of AGI by connecting millions of processors at the speed of light.
Benefits:
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
Education Requirements:
MS with 3+ years of industry experience, OR Ph.D. with 5+ years of industry experience with a focus on optical or wireline transceiver design
Experience Requirements:
Experience designing Analog-Front-End blocks such as trans-impedance amplifiers (TIA) and Tx Driver
Experience with Tx/Rx equalization techniques and circuits
Experience with testing and validating high-speed analog/mixed-signal circuits
Familiarity with SERDES architectures, and implementations
Responsibilities:
Support micro-architecture development with chip architects by conducting feasibility studies
Collaborate with members of our design engineering teams (system, digital, analog, photonics) to define electrical requirements
Design analog/mixed-signal blocks with a focus on transceivers (TIA, TX Driver) and broadband circuits interfacing with silicon photonics elements
Document design simulations and verifications towards formal design reviews
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High Speed Analog Design Engineer (Toronto)
Lightmatter creates photonic chips that enable the building of AGI by connecting millions of processors at the speed of light.
Benefits:
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
Education Requirements:
MS with 3+ years of industry experience, OR Ph.D. with 5+ years of industry experience with a focus on optical or wireline transceiver design
Experience Requirements:
Experience designing Analog-Front-End blocks such as trans-impedance amplifiers (TIA) and Tx Driver
Experience with Tx/Rx equalization techniques and circuits
Experience with testing and validating high-speed analog/mixed-signal circuits
Familiarity with SERDES architectures, and implementations
Responsibilities:
Support micro-architecture development with chip architects by conducting feasibility studies
Collaborate with members of our design engineering teams (system, digital, analog, photonics) to define electrical requirements
Design analog/mixed-signal blocks with a focus on transceivers (TIA, TX Driver) and broadband circuits interfacing with silicon photonics elements
Document design simulations and verifications towards formal design reviews
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