Analog IC Design Engineer, High-Speed
Role Overview
Join a cutting-edge team at the forefront of silicon photonics and high-speed transceiver design!
As a member of the analog team, you’ll collaborate with our architects and engineers to develop innovative high-speed analog transceiver solutions for next-generation optical and wireline communication systems.
We are currently hiring for multiple levels for this role.
Your level and compensation will be determined by your experience, education, and location.
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About this Role
Join a cutting-edge team at the forefront of silicon photonics and high-speed transceiver design! As a member of the analog team, you’ll collaborate with our architects and engineers to develop innovative high-speed analog transceiver solutions for next-generation optical and wireline communication systems.
We are currently hiring for multiple levels for this role. Your level and compensation will be determined by your experience, education, and location.
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 and broadband circuits interfacing with silicon photonics elements
- Document design simulations and verifications towards formal design reviews
- Drive block-level floorplan, mask design views, and their reviews
- Run post-layout and mixed-signal top-level simulations to validate integration
- Define production and bench-level test plans
- Validate performance of the circuits in the lab
Qualifications
- MS with 6+ years of industry experience, OR Ph.D. with 3+ years of industry experience
- Experience designing in either GHz-speed RF or GHz-speed broadband analog design
- Experience with Tx/Rx equalization techniques and circuits
- Familiarity with SERDES architectures and implementations
- Solid understanding of CMOS device characteristics, noise, linearity, high-frequency circuit theory and design trade-offs
- Experience with Cadence Design Environment
- Ability to work collaboratively with people across multiple functional areas
Preferred Qualifications
Experience designing Analog-Front-End blocks for transceiver circuits such as trans-impedance amplifiers (TIA) and Tx Driver
Knowledge of 3D Electro-Magnetic (EM) simulation tools is a plus
Experience with testing and validating high-speed analog/mixed-signal circuits
Experience interfacing with silicon photonic modulators (MZM, Ring) is a plus
Successful track record in delivering analog/mixed-signal IPs with 1st-time success while meeting tight schedules
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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
- 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
- Short Term & Long Term Disability
- Training & Development
- Commuter Benefits
- Flexible, hybrid workplace model
- Equity grants (applicable to full-time employees)
- 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.
About Lightmatter
Photonic computing company merging light-based interconnects with AI hardware to build faster, more energy-efficient data center infrastructure.
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