Principal Analog IC Design Engineer, -Speed

Position: Principal Analog IC Design Engineer, High-Speed
Overview  Principal Analog IC Design Engineer, High-Speed – Lightmatter. 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 is (re) inventing the future of computing with light.
About This Role  Join a cutting-edge team at the forefront of silicon photonics and high-speed transceiver design. As a member of the analog team, you’ll collaborate with our architects and engineers to develop innovative high-speed analog transceiver solutions for next-generation optical and wireline communication systems.
Responsibilities   Design high-performance and high-speed AMS circuits with a focus on transceivers and broadband circuits interfacing with silicon photonics elements
Investigate and evaluate new Analog & Mixed-Signal circuit topologies with chip architects
Lead the discussions with multi-functional teams (system, digital, analog, photonics) to create and drive block-level specifications, mixed-signal implementations, and behavioral modeling
Document design simulations and verifications towards formal design reviews
Drive block-level floorplan, mask design views, and their reviews
Run post-layout and mixed-signal top-level simulations to validate integration
Define production and bench-level test plans
Validate performances of the circuits in the lab
Mentor junior design engineers
Qualifications   MS with 12+ years of industry experience, OR Ph.D. with 10+ years of industry experience, in high-speed serial link for 20+ Gbps NRZ and PAM applications
Experience designing Analog-Front-End blocks for Ser Des
Experience and deep understanding of Tx/Rx equalization techniques and circuits
Excellent understanding of CMOS device characteristics, noise, mismatch, linearity, and design trade-offs
Proven experience working with system and architecture teams to drive block-level and IP requirements
Experience in Analog Mixed Signal circuit modeling and performance evaluation (e.g., System Verilog, Matlab, Python, Verilog

AMS)

Experience with 3D Electro-Magnetic (EM) simulation tools
Prior experience in leading or mentoring junior design engineers
Ability to work collaboratively with people across multiple functional areas

Preferred Qualifications   Experience interfacing with silicon photonic modulators (MZM, Ring)

Experience with digitally assisted analog design concepts (e.g., background calibrations and adaptive loops)
Hands-on design experience in advanced CMOS technologies, such as FinFET
Successful track record in delivering analog/mixed-signal IPs with 1st-time success while meeting tight schedules
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)
Export Control  Candidates should have capacity to comply with the federally mandated requirements of U.S. export control laws.
Details   Seniority level:
Not Applicable

Employment type:

Full-time
Job function:
Industries
Industries:
Construction
Lightmatter recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.

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