Staff Photonics PDK Modeling Engineer

Lightmatter(19 days ago)

HybridFull TimeSenior$175,000 - $196,000Engineering

About this role

Lightmatter is hiring a Photonics PDK Modeling Engineer to lead development of its internal Process Design Kit and component library. The role bridges physical photonic device physics and system-level simulation, developing compact behavioral models and ensuring simulation-to-hardware correlation. The position emphasizes Python-based tooling and software-engineering rigor applied to photonic hardware design.

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Required Skills

Python
Photonics
Device Physics
Compact Modeling
Simulation
FDTD
FEM
Netlist Extraction
PDK Development
Layout

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Qualifications

Master’s in Electrical Engineering, Photonics, Physics, or related
PhD in Electrical Engineering, Photonics, Physics, or related

About Lightmatter

lightmatter.co

Lightmatter is a photonic (super)computer company that merges photonics and computing to rethink the limits of AI. They design photonic processors and full-system accelerators intended to deliver substantially higher speed and energy efficiency for AI workloads than conventional electronic approaches. Their platform combines hardware and supporting software to help AI developers and data centers run inference and training more quickly and cost‑effectively.