Analog Architect

We are seeking a highly skilled Sr./Principal Analog Architect to join our team at Lightmatter. As a key member of our engineering team, you will be responsible for designing and developing innovative analog architecture solutions to deliver high-volume products for our customers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with external facing teams and internal engineering teams to deliver groundbreaking products to the market.
• Contribute to designing and developing innovative analog architecture solutions.
• Provide detailed technical documents that describe what needs to be built to the engineering team.
• Engage with cross-disciplinary engineering teams to model and analyze solutions.
• Represent the company at technical conferences as an example of our technical leadership.

Requirements:

• A Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering or similar discipline with at least 5+ years of relevant experience, or Master's degree with at least 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in broadband, RF, and/or mm-wave design.
• Strong understanding of signal processing and signal integrity in optical communication.
• Highly proficient in designing high-speed and power-efficient optical transceivers in advanced CMOS.
• Power user of simulation tools Cadence Virtuoso, Cadence Spectre, Verilog-A, IBIS-AMI simulators.
• Familiarity with techniques to minimize design impact of PVT (process, voltage & temperature) variations and optimize the design for yield.
• Excellent understanding of designs and layouts that optimize for speed and power while minimizing noise and crosstalk.
• Proven track record of delivering successful high-volume silicon in the market. Also, proven understanding of silicon product development flow.
• Excellent customer and vendor communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability and desire to collaborate in a cross-disciplinary team.
• 3 years of experience in electronic-photonic co-design and co-simulation for transceivers.
• Understanding of SerDes and mixed-signal interfaces.
• Strong publication and/or patent record.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• 401k matching
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Generous Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Paid Family Leave
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Flexible, hybrid workplace model
• Stock Option Plan

We offer competitive compensation. The base salary range for this role, including all US locations, is $198,000 to $270,000. Your base salary will be determined based on location, experience, educational background, and market data.

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.