Hardware Systems Technical Lead
About The Position
Lightmatter is seeking a Hardware Systems Technical Lead to provide technical leadership to its Hardware Systems organization and help develop silicon-photonics-based AI accelerators and interconnect products. The role delivers board and system solutions for machine-learning, artificial-intelligence, and large-scale interconnect platforms, working across hardware and software teams, including mechanical, packaging, and IC engineering. The lead owns hardware systems development from concept through production, including PCBA design, integration, verification, validation, and production release. The role also contributes to technology roadmaps and engineering practices, maintains thorough documentation, and mentors engineers.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
- 12+ years of relevant industry experience.
- Demonstrated track record of taking multiple complex hardware systems from concept through production.
- Deep knowledge of VRMs, high-speed SerDes, and interfaces and protocols including PCIe, Ethernet, SPI/QSPI, I3C, I2C, and JTAG.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary development, integration, and troubleshooting across electrical, mechanical, and firmware domains.
- Strong ownership mindset and ability to work in ambiguous and dynamic environments.
- Capacity to comply with federally mandated U.S. export control requirements.
Nice To Haves
- Experience designing hardware systems for AI/HPC data center infrastructure, optical transceivers, or silicon photonics products.
- Experience with Systems Engineering methodology, including requirements definition and traceability, FMEA, and EVT/DVT/PVT planning and execution.
- Familiarity with advanced packaging technologies and high-density PCB design.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with system architects and technical leads to define and develop hardware systems for photonic AI infrastructure applications.
- Own hardware systems development throughout the full lifecycle, from concept through production.
- Define, develop, and review PCBAs to meet system-level electrical, power, and interface requirements.
- Lead hands-on integration, verification, and validation across bench bring-up, EVT/DVT, and production release.
- Drive cross-functional collaboration with firmware, photonics, packaging, and software teams to resolve dependencies and manage tradeoffs.
- Maintain hardware documentation, including schematics, design reviews, test plans, validation reports, and other engineering documents.
- Research components and technologies for current and next-generation product goals, contribute to the technology roadmap, and improve development processes and engineering best practices.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to engineers on the team.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health care plan, including medical, dental, and vision.
- Retirement savings matching program.
- Life insurance, including basic, voluntary, and AD&D coverage.
- Vacation, sick time, and public holidays.
- Paid family leave.
- Short-term and long-term disability.
- Training and development.
- Commuter benefits.
- Flexible, hybrid workplace model.
- Equity grants for eligible full-time employees.
- New-hire equity grant and annual performance-based equity.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
