Hardware Test Engineer Intern
Lightmatter
Hardware Test Engineer Intern
Lightmatter
Photonic computing hardware for AI acceleration
Lightmatter is leading the revolution in AI data center infrastructure, enabling the next giant leaps in human progress. The company invented the world’s first 3D-stacked photonics engine, Passage™, capable of connecting thousands to millions of processors at the speed of light in extreme-scale data centers for the most advanced AI and HPC workloads.
Lightmatter raised $400 million in its Series D round, reaching a valuation of $4.4 billion. We will continue to accelerate the development of data center photonics and grow every department at Lightmatter!
If you're passionate about tackling complex challenges, making an impact, and being an expert in your craft, join our team of brilliant scientists, engineers, and accomplished industry leaders.
Lightmatter is (re)inventing the future of computing with light!
About this job
Are you ready to do meaningful internship work on technology that is changing how AI systems are built? The System Level Test team owns the final at-speed test of our silicon photonics products. These are cutting-edge high-speed optical interconnects built to move data between the processors that power AI datacenters, where copper is running out of reach and light is taking over. We build the test methods, the automation, and the data behind the pass vs fail decision. This summer's project is a hands-on optical characterization and correlation study aimed at improving how our products are tested in production. You will work on real optical hardware in the lab, build the measurement automation, generate the data, and write the recommendation that decides whether the approach moves forward. The result will directly influence how our next products are tested.
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Preferred Qualifications
Our internship hourly rates are a standard pay determined based on the position and your location, year in school, degree, and experience.
Benefits eligibility may vary depending on your employment status and location. Lightmatter recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.
Export Control
Candidates should have capacity to comply with the federally mandated requirements of U.S. export control laws.
Hourly Rate in USD 43 - 47 USD
Photonic computing hardware for AI acceleration
Lightmatter develops photonic computing hardware that accelerates AI workloads using light-based processors. Its photonic supercomputers run AI tasks faster and use far less energy (about 10x faster and 90% less energy) than traditional electronic systems. The company differentiates itself by focusing on electro-photonic systems and practical AI acceleration for AI and autonomous vehicle workloads, working with universities and selling hardware, software licenses, and partnerships. Its goal is to bring scalable photonic computing to market so AI and self-driving applications can run faster, more efficiently, and at larger scale.
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