Electro-Optic Link Hardware Engineer
Lightmatter
Electro-Optic Link Hardware Engineer
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!
We're looking for a hands-on Photonics engineer to lead verification and characterization of high-speed electro-optic links across multiple silicon and system programs. You'll work at the bench alongside the EOE team owning modeling methodology, measurement standards, and serving as the escalation point for the toughest signal integrity and link-performance problems in the org.
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We offer competitive compensation. The base salary range for this role determined based on location, experience, educational background, and market data.
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.
Salary Range: total compensation goes beyond base salary, it also includes a new hire equity grant, annual performance-based equity, and other rewards that recognize your impact and contribution. 150000 - 207000 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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