Digital Architect (Toronto)

Lightmatter; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Digital Architect, where you will play a pivotal role in designing innovative digital architecture solutions. This exciting opportunity allows you to work on groundbreaking products that push the boundaries of AI and computing. Collaborate with a tight-knit team of experts in a dynamic environment that values creativity and technical diversity. You'll have the chance to tackle complex challenges and make a significant impact in the field of silicon photonics and digital electronics. If you're passionate about technology and eager to contribute to transformative projects, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Comprehensive Health Care Plan

Retirement Savings Matching Program

Life Insurance

Generous Time Off

Paid Family Leave

Short Term & Long Term Disability

Training & Development

Commuter Benefits

Flexible, hybrid workplace model

Equity grants

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or Master’s degree with relevant experience in engineering.
• Experience in FPGA and microcontroller design is essential.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to robust digital architecture solutions for high-volume products.
• Collaborate with engineers to specify, design, and validate circuits.

Skills

Chip Design

Digital Electronics

Software Interfaces

Silicon Photonics

Analytical Skills

Creative Problem-Solving

Communication Skills

Education

Ph.D. in Computer Engineering

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Verilog

FPGA

Microcontroller Design

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

We are hiring a Digital Architect. The selected candidate will partner with external facing teams at Lightmatter and internal engineering teams to deliver groundbreaking products to the market. In this role, you will contribute to the design and development of innovative digital architecture solutions to deliver high-volume products for our customers. You will engage with our cross-disciplinary engineering teams to model and analyze solutions. This role requires a deep understanding of chip design, digital electronics, software interfaces, and silicon photonics. The role also requires creativity, analytical skills, and clear communication skills.

Join a tight-knit team where each individual’s contributions directly influence the success of the company and product. You'll have the opportunity to build a new kind of computer from the ground up and to solve groundbreaking challenges along the way. Work with people who love to build and who thrive in technically diverse environments where great ideas are prioritized.

Responsibilities

• Creative problem-solving and contributing to robust digital architecture solutions for high-volume products
• Specifying interface to software for complex digital and AMS circuits for silicon photonic transceivers
• Highly proficient in Verilog and digital verification
• Validate the models by simulations, and analyzing data
• Actively collaborate with electronics and photonics engineers to specify, design, and validate circuits that meet performance, power, and production requirements
• Work closely with RTL and DV teams for block-level implementation and verification
• Document, review, and present your contributions

This is not a complete listing of the responsibilities. It’s a representation of the things you will be doing.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or similar discipline with at least 3 years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree with at least 6 years of relevant experience
• Experience in FPGA, microcontroller design
• Proficient in Verilog
• Experience in interfacing with software, digital signal processing
• Experience in SerDes IP selection
• Experience collaborating with photonics and analog electronics teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in product development or projects with industry
• Experience in optical communication and silicon photonics
• Experience in control and initialization of photonic circuits
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Willing and able to learn quickly. Self-starter with a “no task is too big or small” attitude

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

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.

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Industries

Construction