About the job
Lightmatter is hiring a Digital Architect for high-speed photonic (mixed-signal) communication chips. The selected candidate will partner with the internal engineering team to deliver groundbreaking products to the market. As an architect, you will provide detailed technical documents that describe what needs to be built to the engineering team. This will require a solid understanding of process technology, state of the art in chip design, and clear communication skills. In this role, you will be defining the architecture of the digital circuits that enable a ground-breaking photonic-based communication fabric. Your work will not only enable the AMS/photonic devices at low-level but also enable the necessary interfaces with the firmware/software.
Responsibilities
Responsible for the digital architecture from initial concept through high-volume production.
Architect and specify system level digital designs integrating complex AMS and photonic circuits. These circuits include high-speed drivers and receivers, SerDes, ADC/DAC, photonic modulators and detectors.
Work closely with test and validation engineers to validate hardware against simulation prediction.
Actively collaborate with the RTL and DV teams to enable block-level implementation and verification, respectively.
Author, review, and validate architectural specifications.
Qualifications
Minimum
3+ years and a Masters’ degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
Knowledge of power-efficient digital design flow for high-speed AMS electronics, preferably on photonic communication channels.
Understanding of digital circuit design in a high-speed analog/photonic link, including device bring-up, control, and digital signal processing.
Demonstrated strong problem solving skills specifically pertaining to problems that do not have obvious solutions.
Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred
Ability and desire to collaborate in a cross-disciplinary team.
Power user of multiple development tools, including CAD tools, SPICE simulators, IBIS-AMI simulators, and general programming languages (e.g., MATLAB or Python).
Willing and able to learn quickly. Self-starter with a “no task is too big or small” attitude.
Innovative and flexible; realizes that a one-size-fits-all approach will not always solve the problem at hand.
Data-driven and analytical; translates numbers into actionable strategies.
Process-oriented and programmatic: builds structure through processes that can be relied upon across the organization.