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Photonics AI Chip Firmware Validation Engineer

Job in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, 94199, USA
Listing for: Lightmatter
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-06-02
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Software Engineer, Embedded Software Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 80000 - 100000 USD Yearly USD 80000.00 100000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Requirements

  • BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with 5+ years of experience in ASIC firmware validation
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  • Strong understanding of hardware-software integration
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  • Practical knowledge of communication and control in embedded systems, peripherals, and buses
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  • Experience in embedded software development
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  • Experience developing commercial or enterprise-level software and firmware on Linux
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  • Experience with Git and CMake for building and managing software projects
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  • Hands-on experience with data gathering, analysis, and reporting
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  • Proficiency with Python, C, C++ and MongoDB
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  • (Desirable) Experience with Snowflake reporting software
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  • (Desirable) Experience with environments such as CMIS and OpenBMC, and familiarity with validation and reliability/FIT(Failure in Time) testing
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  • (Desirable) Familiarity with optical test, measurement and methodologies for characterizing optical components and systems
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  • (Desirable) Experience developing firmware for photonic transceivers or similar systems
What the job involves
  • We are hiring a Chip Firmware Validation Engineer to help us build the next generation of photonic AI processors and interconnects
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  • In this role, you will be responsible for developing and validating the device software and firmware stack for Photonic Compute and Photonic Interconnect products
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  • You will collaborate with other software and hardware systems teams to develop firmware, conduct validation and reliability testing, perform data analysis, and execute further software stack optimization
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  • Join a tight-knit team where each individual’s contributions directly impact the success of the company and our innovative products
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  • At Lightmatter, you’ll have the opportunity to work with people who love to build and who thrive in technically diverse environments where great ideas are valued and prioritized
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  • Collaborate across a multidisciplinary team including photonics, analog, digital, systems, and network experts to define the control architecture for Lightmatter's photonic interconnect products
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  • Drive the software and firmware validation testing for our photonic products
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  • Debug and troubleshoot embedded systems using tools such as GDB, JTAG, and logic analyzers
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  • Participate in defining product architecture and validation test plans definition to gather requirements and usability criteria
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