Digital Design, Intern (Mountain View)

Lightmatter•Mountain View, CA

45d•Hybrid

About The Position

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 As an RTL Design Intern at Lightmatter, you will find yourself at the heart of a dynamic, interdisciplinary team. Depending on the task, you will gain the experience of collaborating closely with teams across the company i.e. digital/analog design, photonics, design verification, physical design, architecture.

Requirements

Currently enrolled in an engineering program, preferably in an ECE, EE or Computer Engineering degree
Relevant Coursework: Completed coursework in VLSI Design or Integrated Circuits, Computer Architecture, Digital Logic Design, and Design for Testing.
RTL Knowledge: Proficiency in System Verilog coding is preferred.
Communication and Teamwork: Strong communication, presentation, and teamwork skills.
Willingness and curiosity to learn from an exciting team!

Nice To Haves

Programming Languages: Knowledge of scripting languages such as Tcl, Perl, and Python is a plus.

Responsibilities

Create quality digital designs using System Verilog RTL; balancing circuit performance with data process latency, design area, and computation accuracy
Supply necessary collateral for physical design, and collaborate with the physical design team to perform performance-critical analysis
Validate Design Functionality: Work with the design verification team to ensure the design's functionality.
Work with digital design engineers to automate design process and testing using Python