Sr Staff Photonics Design and Layout Engineer

Join Lightmatter's team of brilliant scientists, engineers, and industry leaders to revolutionize AI data center infrastructure and invent the future of computing with light. Design, layout, and test innovative photonic devices and contribute to the development of Silicon Photonics-based high-performance optical interconnect solutions.

Requirements

• M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Physics or similar disciplines
• 8 years and a Master’s degree; PhD with 5 years experience; or equivalent experience.
• In-depth knowledge of semiconductor device physics
• In-depth knowledge of photonic devices and their modeling algorithms
• Experience with large-scale photonic layouts using industry standard and/or custom tools
• Demonstrated track record of ownership of integrated silicon photonics components
• Proficiency with photonic simulation tools such Ansys FDTD, Tidy3D, Photon Design or similar
• Proficiency with scripting languages such as Python
• Demonstrated strong problem solving skills, specifically pertaining to problems that do not have obvious solutions

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)