Lightmatter
AI data center infrastructure
StaffElectricalDesignEngineer
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“Staff Electrical Design Engineer at Lightmatter. Skills: Electrical Design, System-level design, AI accelerators. Define system-level hardware requirements. Electrical design of power, memory, and interconnect circuits”
Industry & Context.
Capacity to comply with U. S. export control laws
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, 8+ years of related experience in system-level electrical design, Proficient in schematic design using Cadence, Mentor, or Altium tool set, In depth knowledge on VRMs, high speed SERDES, CPUs and various interfaces/protocols such as PCIe, Ethernet, QSPI, I3C, I2C, etc, 5+ years of experience in lab experimentation, non-intrusive circuit debugging, and leading cross-functional integration teams, Experience in working with thermal solutions for integrated circuits and their board level systems, Familiar with Product Lifecycle Management tools, e. g. Oracle Agile, Arena, or Omnify PLM with an understanding of BOM and ECO management
Nice to Have
Experience designing electrical systems for networking or similar industries, Knowledge of integrated circuit layout, and designing a carrier PCBA for it, Knowledge of common manufacturing and design processes, Familiarity with Systems Engineering principles, Familiar with 3D Mechanical CAD tools, e. g. Solidworks or AutoCAD
What You'll Do.
Define system-level hardware requirements
Electrical design of power
and interconnect circuits
Identify electrical and optical components
Develop conceptual designs
Oversee and review PCB layout designs
Ensure board and system manufacturability
Qualification of chip and system electrical properties
Perform laboratory validation of boards and systems
Lead integration with mechanical
Support contract manufacturing
Work with component vendors
Research new components
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with system architect and technical leads; Collaborate closely with teams across hardware and software; Lead integration with mechanical, software, IC, and other related teams
Full Job Description
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! Staff Electrical Design Engineer About this Role We are looking for a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to contribute to the development of the next generation of silicon photonics based artificial intelligence accelerators and interconnect products. In this role, you will lead board and system solutions that leverage Lightmatter’s technology to enable advanced machine learning, artificial intelligence, and large-scale interconnect platforms. You will lead and own HW systems efforts, collaborate closely with teams across hardware and software, including mechanical, packaging, and IC engineering, to design, integrate, troubleshoot and release system-level products at the leading edge of innovation. Responsibilities Collaborate with the system architect and technical leads to define system-level hardware requirements and spec Electrical design of power, memory, and interconnect circuits, working in both the analog and digital domains Identify electrical and optical components to fit the application based on specifications provided by the IC and photonics engineering teams Starting from fundamental concepts and system considerations you will develop conceptual desig
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