Posted 20 months ago
Analog IC Design Engineer, High-Speed
@ Lightmatter
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Lightmatter is hiring an Analog IC Design Engineer for high-speed transceiver design in its analog team, working on silicon photonics and broadband circuits for optical and wireline communication. The role involves feasibility studies, block-level design, simulation, and lab validation. Salary is $135,000 to $180,000 CAD, with a hybrid workplace model and a range of benefits.
Responsibilities:
- Design analog and mixed-signal blocks for transceivers and broadband circuits
- Conduct feasibility studies with chip architects
- Define electrical requirements with cross-functional design teams
- Run post-layout and mixed-signal simulations
- Define production and bench-level test plans
Requirements summary:
- MS with 6+ years industry experience, or PhD with 3+ years
- Experience with optical or wireline transceiver design
- GHz-speed RF or broadband analog design experience
- Tx/Rx equalization and SERDES knowledge
- Cadence Design Environment experience
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- Employer posting date
- 2025-03-24
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-10
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Engineering |
| Experience | 6+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Office, Laboratory |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Education | Master’s degree (required), Doctorate (required) |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Retirement plan, Stock or equity, Transit support, Paid training |
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Lightmatter
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A Giant Leap
Full company description
We are building the engine that will power discoveries, drive progress, and redefine what computers—and human beings—are capable of.
- LinkedIn followers
- 37,408
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 228
- Reported office locations
- 800 W El Camino Real, Mountain View, California 94040, US
- 100 Summer St, Boston, Massachusetts 02136, US
- 18 King St E, Suite 1200, Toronto, Ontario M5C 1C4, CA
- Business categories
- Semiconductor
- Data Center
- Artificial Intelligence
- Software
- Hardware
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Machine Learning
- AI Infrastructure
- Other recorded names
- Lightmatter
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- No
- Reported total investment
- 822,000,000
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
We are building the engine that will power discoveries, drive progress, and redefine what computers—and human beings—are capable of.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer Hardware Manufacturing |
| Company size | 201-500 employees |
| Headquarters | Mountain View, California |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 2017 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 13 |
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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 in either GHz-speed RF or GHz-speed broadband analog design
- 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
- Experience designing Analog-Front-End blocks for transceiver circuits such as trans-impedance amplifiers (TIA) and Tx Driver
- 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
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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—$180,000 CAD
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. 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.
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