Lightmatter
Hardware Systems Technical Lead
$217K–$256K
Mountain View, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Jun 17, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View, CA
Toronto, ON - Experience
- 7+ years of relevant industry experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Candidates should have capacity to comply with the federally mandated requirements of U.S. export control laws.
About the job
Provides technical leadership to develop and deliver board- and system-level solutions for silicon photonics-based AI accelerators and interconnect products, from concept through production.
What you'll do
- Lead hardware systems development, including PCBA design and full-lifecycle delivery.
- Lead hands-on integration, verification, and validation from bench bring-up through production release.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams, maintain hardware documentation, and mentor engineers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
- Deep knowledge of VRMs, high-speed SerDes, and interfaces/protocols including PCIe, Ethernet, SPI/QSPI, I3C, I2C, and JTAG.
- Track record of taking multiple complex hardware systems from concept through production.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary development, integration, and troubleshooting across electrical, mechanical, and firmware domains.
Nice to have
- Experience with AI/HPC data center infrastructure, optical transceivers, or silicon photonics products.
- Familiarity with Systems Engineering methodology, advanced packaging technologies, or high-density PCB design.
Pay
$217,000 — $256,000 USD (base salary; the posting labels this range as salary but does not explicitly identify it as base salary).
Tools
VRMs, high-speed SerDes, PCIe, Ethernet, SPI/QSPI, I3C, I2C, JTAG
AI focus
Develops hardware systems for photonic AI infrastructure, including AI accelerators and interconnect platforms.
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