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Silicon, Hardware, & Photonics Engineering - Internship
Lightmatter
Boston, USA
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Responsibilities
- Depending on your background, you'll contribute to one or more of these areas:
- Photonics & Silicon Engineering — Support design and simulation of optical components and photonic interconnects that move data at the speed of light.
- Product Engineering — Help develop and run tests that validate silicon photonics products from the lab bench to manufacturable hardware.
- Analog — Assist in the design and verification of analog and mixed-signal circuits that drive and control photonic components.
- Laser Development — Contribute to the characterization and integration of laser sources powering Lightmatter's photonic interconnect fabric.
- Systems Engineering — Support board bring-up, lab validation, and system integration of Lightmatter's photonic computing platforms.
- Digital Design — Work on RTL development, modeling of photonics circuitry, and developing algorithms and control logic for cutting-edge photonic interconnect SoCs.
- Design Verification — Help build testbenches and run simulations to verify complex chip designs meet functional and performance targets.
- Physical Design — Synthesis and timing analysis with floor planning, place-and-route, or physical verification of ASIC blocks using industry-standard EDA tools.
- Firmware Engineering — Help develop low-level drivers, active laser control algorithms, and system-level telemetry to power photonic interconnect platforms.
Qualifications
- Pursuing or recently completed a BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Hands-on experience through coursework, capstone projects, research labs, or past internships.
- Familiarity with at least one relevant tool — SolidWorks, ANSYS, ADS, Cadence.
- Curious, collaborative, and comfortable asking questions.
- We offer competitive compensation. The base salary range for this role determined based on location, experience, educational background, and market data.
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