lightmatter

Principal Digital (mixed-signal) Architect

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At a Glance

Location
Boston, MA; Mountain View, CA
Experience
12+ years
Posted
2026-03-06T17:27:41-05:00

Key Requirements

Domain Knowledge

  • Engineering
  • Insurance
  • Medical

Requirements

In-depth knowledge of power-efficient digital design flow for high-speed AMS electronics, preferably on photonic communication channels.

In-depth knowledge of digital circuit design in a high-speed analog/photonic link, including device bring-up, control, and digital signal processing.

Demonstrated strong customer communication, with timely responses and consistently positive feedback

Understanding of SerDes PCS layer and equalization along with forward error-correction schemes.

Ability and desire to collaborate in a cross-disciplinary team: from hardware to software.

Comprehensive Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)

Responsibilities

Be the digital architecture owner of Lightmatter’s Passage product.

Work closely with the rest of the architecture team, chip-design team, and the software team.

Responsible for the digital architecture from initial concept through high-volume production.

Work closely with the technical program manager(s) to plan, organize, and execute.

Architect and specify system level digital designs integrating complex AMS and photonic circuits.

These circuits include stabilization circuits of AMS & photonic devices; line-rate DSP, FEC, CRC; and tuning & adaptation of analog front-end components.