# Staff Photonics Design Engineer- Compact Modeling at Lightmatter

- Company: Lightmatter
- What the company does: Rethinking the limits of AI, Lightmatter merges photonics and computing to build a future where speed, efficiency, and intelligence converge. Backed by GV.
- Company website: https://lightmatter.co
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Boston, MA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-01-15
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://boards.greenhouse.io/lightmatter/jobs/5073077008?gh_jid=5073077008
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/lightmatter-staff-photonics-design-engineer-compact-modeling-2/

## 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.

## What they're looking for

- Master’s +5 years experience or PhD +3 years experience in Electrical Engineering, Photonics, Physics, or related field
- Deep understanding of photonic device physics and experience in device simulation
- Experience building behavioral models for circuit simulators (e.g., Lumerical INTERCONNECT, Cadence, Synopsys OptSim, or custom Python solvers)
- Experienced in Python for modeling, automation, and data analysis. Comfortable with object-oriented programming and scientific libraries (NumPy, SciPy)
- Python based layout experience

Tags: Photonics & Silicon Engineering