Hardware Systems Technical Lead
Job in
Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California, 94039, USA
Listed on 2026-08-08
Listing for:
Socket.dev
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-08-08
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Hardware Engineer, Electronics Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- We are looking for a talented engineer to provide technical leadership to the Hardware Systems organization to help us build the next generation of silicon photonics based artificial intelligence accelerators and interconnect products
- As a Hardware Systems Technical Lead, you will be responsible for delivering board and system solutions using Lightmatter’s innovative technology to create state of the art machine learning/artificial intelligence or massive scale-out interconnect platforms
- You will work closely with our hardware and software teams, including mechanical, packaging, and IC engineering, to design and build leading edge system level products
- Collaborate with system architects and technical leads to define and develop hardware systems for photonic AI infrastructure applications
- Own hardware systems development throughout the full lifecycle, from concept through production
- Define, develop, and review PCBAs to meet system-level electrical, power, and interface requirements
- Lead hands‑on integration, verification, and validation across bench bring‑up, EVT/DVT, and production release
- Drive cross-functional collaboration with firmware, photonics, packaging, and software teams to resolve dependencies and manage tradeoffs
- Maintain thorough hardware documentation for schematics, design reviews, test plans, validation reports, and other engineering documentation
- Research components and technologies to meet current and next-generation product goals and contribute to the technology roadmap, and improve development processes and engineering best practices
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to engineers on the team
- Commuter benefit
- 401(K)
- Happy hour
-Spend time together and build friendships - Generous vacation policy and holidays
- Opportunity to learn from your peers and teach them what you know across electronics, photonics, machine learning, and more
- Strong ownership mindset with the ability to work in ambiguous and dynamic environments
- Experience leading multi-disciplinary development, integration, and troubleshooting across electrical, mechanical, and firmware domains
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline with 12+ years of relevant industry experience
- Demonstrated track record of taking multiple complex hardware systems from concept through production
- Deep knowledge of VRMs, high-speed Ser Des, and interfaces/protocols including PCIe, Ethernet, SPI/QSPI, I3C, I2C, and JTAG
- Experience designing hardware systems for AI/HPC data center infrastructure, optical transceivers, or silicon photonics products
- Familiarity with advanced packaging technologies and high-density PCB design
- Experience with Systems Engineering methodology, including requirements definition and traceability, FMEA, and EVT/DVT/PVT planning and execution
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