AMS Simulation & Compiler Engineer

LightQ; Hamburg; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

LightQ in Hamburg is seeking a hardware design specialist to own digital twin development and mixed-signal integration with photonic building blocks. You will model, simulate and verify digital and analog interfaces to translate theory into real-world performance.

Collaborating with optics, lasers and ML teams, you drive AMS co-simulation, cross‑abstraction modelling and debugging across the analog/digital boundary. A BS/MS in Electrical Engineering is required.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or related field
• AMS modelling experience in analog/mixed-signal
• Experience with cross-abstraction modelling across analog and digital domains
• Strong debugging skills across analog/digital interfaces
• Strong system-level hardware and compiler knowledge

Responsibilities

• Digital Twin Development — Develop digital twin solutions covering digital compute and analog interfaces.
• AMS Co-Simulation — Drive analog and mixed-signal co-simulations, working closely with photonics simulation experts.

Skills

AMS modelling

Cross-abstraction modelling

Cross-boundary debugging

System-level fluency

Education

BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or related field

Job description

The demand for AI is rapidly outgrowing the electronic hardware it runs on. At LIGHT Q , we’re building next-generation computing to unlock sustainable AI: based on light, not electrons, and grounded in ultrafast laser technology, our platform is orders of magnitude faster and far more energy-efficient.We are a team of internationally recognised scientists, proficient engineers and seasoned operators. We are based in Hamburg, one of the global epicentres of ultrafast photonics.

THE ROLE

At LIGHT Q , cutting-edge technologies converge: ultrafast lasers, photonics, and electronics, creating next generation computing solutions. Working closely with experts in optics, lasers, integrated photonics, and ML engineering, you own the design and simulation of mixed-signal compute hardware, including digital electronics hardware interfacing with our photonic building blocks. With a broad background in digital compute hardware, you simulate and evaluate system pipelines, complementing our Digital Twin team. You enable translating theoretical performance at the intersection of electronics and optics into real-world systems.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Digital Twin Development — Develop digital twin solutions covering digital compute and analog interfaces.
• AMS Co-Simulation — Drive analog and mixed-signal co-simulations, working closely with photonics simulation experts.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• AMS modelling — You have hands‑on expertise with analog and mixed‑signal modelling and verification.
• Cross-abstraction modelling — You can model analog and digital electronic hardware blocks at various abstraction levels.
• Cross-boundary debugging — You have strong debug skills across the analog/digital boundary.
• System-level fluency — You have extensive system-level hardware and compiler knowledge.
• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or a related field.

If you are passionate about pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in photonics, working on something that genuinely matters and thrive in a high-energy, fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you.