Physical Design Intern

Join our Physical Design team here at Lightmatter! We are a photonic computer company redefining what computers and human beings are capable of by building the engines that will power discoveries and drive progress in a sustainable way. With modern human progress relying heavily on computers, the world has hit a dead end with traditional transistors and the prospect of constantly building data centers is an environmental nightmare. Lightmatter has created a solution in photonic computing: using photons instead of electrons to take advantage of their higher bandwidth. We build chips for artificial intelligence computing. Our architecture leverages unique properties of light to enable fast and efficient inference and training engines.

In this internship opportunity, you will work as part of the Physical Design team. You will have the opportunity to:

• Learn the Physical Design Flow at Lightmatter.
• Participate in Physical Design activities directly related to our next generation products 
• In conjunction with the Physical Design team - choose an aspect of the PD flow to improve or explore.  This could be a new flow capability or feature, or a new method of processing or visualizing existing data

• Currently enrolled in a graduate-level (Masters or PhD student) engineering university program - preferably with an ECE, EE or Computer Engineering degree
• Interest in Physical Design
• Willingness to learn from an exciting team!

• Comprehensive Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• 401k matching
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Company Holidays
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Flexible, hybrid workplace model
• Commuter Benefit (pre-tax)

We offer competitive compensation. The base salary range for this role, inclusive of all US locations, is $25-$42/hr. Your hourly pay will be determined based on location, experience, educational background, and market data.

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.