Analog IC Design Engineer, High-Speed

Lightmatter; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 135,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Health Care Plan

Retirement Savings Matching Program

Generous Time Off

Paid Family Leave

Flexible hybrid workplace model

Equity grants

Job summary

A leading tech company in Toronto is seeking a skilled engineer to develop innovative high-speed analog transceiver solutions for optical communication systems. This role requires either a Master's with 6+ years or a Ph.D. with 3+ years in relevant design. You will support micro-architecture development and collaborate across teams, leveraging your expertise in Analog-Front-End design and Cadence tools. The position offers competitive compensation, including equity grants.

Qualifications

• Experience designing Analog-Front-End blocks like trans-impedance amplifiers and Tx Drivers.
• Familiarity with SERDES architectures and implementations.
• Experience testing and validating high-speed circuits.

Responsibilities

• Support micro-architecture development with chip architects.
• Document design simulations and verifications.
• Design analog/mixed-signal blocks focusing on transceivers.

Skills

Analog Front-End design

Tx/Rx equalization techniques

CMOS device characteristics

Collaboration across functions

Education

MS with 6+ years of experience or Ph.D. with 3+ years

Tools

Cadence Design Environment

3D Electro-Magnetic simulation tools

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!

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.

We are currently hiring for multiple levels for this role. Your level and compensation will be determined by your experience, education, and location.

Responsibilities

• Support micro‑architecture development with chip architects by conducting feasibility studies
• Collaborate with members of our design engineering teams (system, digital, analog, photonics) to define electrical requirements
• Design analog/mixed‑signal blocks with a focus on transceivers and broadband circuits interfacing with silicon photonics elements
• 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 the performance of the circuits in the lab

Qualifications

• MS with 6+ years of industry experience, OR Ph.D. with 3+ years of industry experience with a focus on optical or wireline transceiver design
• Experience designing Analog‑Front‑End blocks such as trans‑impedance amplifiers (TIA) and Tx Driver
• Experience with Tx/Rx equalization techniques and circuits
• Familiarity with SERDES architectures and implementations
• Solid understanding of CMOS device characteristics, noise, mismatch, linearity, and design trade‑offs
• Experience with Cadence Design Environment
• Ability to work collaboratively with people across multiple functional areas

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of 3D Electro‑Magnetic (EM) simulation tools is a plus
• Experience with testing and validating high‑speed analog/mixed‑signal circuits
• Experience interfacing with silicon photonic modulators (MZM, Ring) is a plus
• 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)

Benefits eligibility may vary depending on your employment status and location.

Export Control

Candidates should have capacity to comply with the federally mandated requirements of U.S. export control laws.

We offer competitive compensation. The base salary range for this role determined based on location, experience, educational background, and market data.

Salary Range: total compensation goes beyond base salary, it also includes a new hire equity grant, annual performance‑based equity, and other rewards that recognize your impact and contribution.: $135,000 CAD - $180,000 CAD

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.