Staff Photonics Design and Layout Engineer
Role Overview
We are hiring a Staff Photonics Design and Layout Engineer to join our rapidly growing team.
In this role, you will be working closely with photonics, product, architecture, analog, digital and packaging teams to floorplan, design and layout block- and chip-scale photonic circuits.
You will be tasked with supporting photonic products throughout their entire development cycle, from a clean sheet concept all the way to the tapeout and bring-up.
Leveraging our industry-leading and proprietary photonics integration and verification flow and tools, you will be working on verifying that all blocks and circuits meet their performance design targets.
Join a tight-knit team where each individual’s contributions directly influence the success of the company and product.
You'll have the opportunity to build innovative integrated photonic solutions from the ground up and tackle groundbreaking challenges.
Work with people who love to build and who thrive in diverse technical environments where great ideas are prioritized.
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About this Role
We are hiring a Staff Photonics Design and Layout Engineer to join our rapidly growing team. In this role, you will be working closely with photonics, product, architecture, analog, digital and packaging teams to floorplan, design and layout block- and chip-scale photonic circuits. You will be tasked with supporting photonic products throughout their entire development cycle, from a clean sheet concept all the way to the tapeout and bring-up. Leveraging our industry-leading and proprietary photonics integration and verification flow and tools, you will be working on verifying that all blocks and circuits meet their performance design targets.
Join a tight-knit team where each individual’s contributions directly influence the success of the company and product. You'll have the opportunity to build innovative integrated photonic solutions from the ground up and tackle groundbreaking challenges. Work with people who love to build and who thrive in diverse technical environments where great ideas are prioritized.
Responsibilities
- Understand product requirements and work with customer-facing teams to help identify optimal photonics solutions
- Work on clean sheet design and layout of block- and system-level photonic circuits
- Work with analog, digital and packaging teams to ensure seamless integration of on-chip photonics with other subsystems
- Perform rigorous layout-driven photonic simulation and verification. Identify performance bottlenecks and troubleshoot issues.
- Help develop and improve photonic layout, verification and integration flows for multiple photonic processes and foundries
- Contribute to proprietary PDK development
- Engage in problem solving and contribute to new photonic chip designs and architectures.
- Publish novel results, and participate in premier optics/photonics conferences.
Qualifications
- MS + 10 years or PhD + 3 years of industry experience in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Photonics, or related discipline
- Excellent understanding of fundamental concepts of silicon photonics
- Familiarity with of a wide variety of silicon photonics devices, knowledge of their performance metrics and design trade-offs
- Proficiency with Python
- Experience with script-based photonic circuit design and layout using GDSFactory or similar
- Demonstrated track record of multiple photonic tapeouts
- Excellent communication skills, with demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams
- Demonstrated ability to independently work on both highly constrained and loosely defined problems
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with product-grade photonic tapeouts
Experience with foundry and custom PDKs
Experience with photonic and/or analog circuit design in Cadence Virtuoso
Strong project execution skills, with the ability to handle multiple priorities and meet project milestones.
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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