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Sr/Staff Digital Design Engineer

Lightmatter · Mountain View, CA · On-site

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About Lightmatter

Rethinking the limits of AI, Lightmatter merges photonics and computing to build a future where speed, efficiency, and intelligence converge. Backed by GV.

About the role

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. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering (or related fields)
  • At least 5 years of experience in ASIC design or a similar high-speed chip design with multiple successful tape outs
  • Proficiency in SystemVerilog or Verilog for digital logic design
  • Proven experience debugging complex logic and mixed-signal simulations using industry-standard EDA tools (e.g., Synopsys VCS, Cadence Xcelium, Questa, or equivalent mixed-signal co-simulation environments)
  • Demonstrated track record of delivering high-performance, low-power digital designs in advanced semiconductor process nodes
More about this role

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 are hiring a Digital Design Engineer to help develop an ASIC for the next-generation artificial intelligence computing architecture alongside a team of world-class scientists and engineers. If your passion is innovation, solving challenging technical problems, and doing impactful work, you should join our team and help build the world's first optical computers!

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