Senior Electro-Optic Systems Architect — Photonic AI

Lightmatter; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care plan

Equity grants

Flexible hybrid work

Time off

Job summary

Lightmatter is hiring an Electro-Optic Systems Architect to lead the design and development of photonics architectures for high-volume data center products. You will ensure Passage’s electrical-optical-electrical links meet customer requirements while collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams.

The role requires expertise in CMOS, silicon photonics, and 40+ GHz electro-optic interfaces, with opportunities to present at technical conferences and shape next-generation photonics solutions.

Qualifications

• : Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent with 5+ years of relevant experience; or Master’s with 8+ years of experience.
• : Minimum 3 years of experience in electronic-photonic-electronic systems simulation.
• : Minimum 2 years of experience in hardware testing and measurements of photonic high-speed modulators and receivers.
• : Proficiency in Cadence photonics-analog simulators (Virtuoso, Spectre, Verilog-A), Ansys HFSS, Keysight ADS.
• : Strong coding skills in Python or Matlab.
• : Expertise in RF/mm-wave analog circuit design and optical link modeling.
• : Experience with corner and Monte Carlo analyses.
• : Proven ability to collaborate with photonics and electronics teams.

Responsibilities

• Creative problem-solving for electro-optic architecture in high-volume products.
• Modeling electro-optic systems using Cadence tools, VPI Photonics, and Keysight ADS.
• Design end-to-end EO-EE-EO links to meet customer requirements.
• Co-design silicon photonics devices with cross-functional teams.
• Validate models with high-speed RF experiments and proof-of-concept tests.
• Collaborate with electronics and photonics engineers to meet performance and production targets.
• Document and present contributions to stakeholders.

Skills

Cadence photonics-analog simulations

Python/ Matlab programming

RF/mm-wave analog circuit design

Optical communication link modeling

Monte Carlo analysis

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

PhD in Electrical Engineering

Master’s in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Cadence Virtuoso

Cadence Spectre

Verilog-A

Ansys HFSS

Keysight ADS

Job description

Lightmatter is hiring an Electro-Optic Systems Architect to lead the design and development of photonics architectures for high-volume data center products. You will ensure Passage’s electrical-optical-electrical links meet customer requirements while collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams.

The role requires expertise in CMOS, silicon photonics, and 40+ GHz electro-optic interfaces, with opportunities to present at technical conferences and shape next-generation photonics solutions.