Lightmatter
Photonics Architect
Toronto, ON +2 · Full-time · Posted Jul 16, 2026
- Location
- Toronto, ON
Boston, MA
Mountain View, CA - Education
- PhD in electrical engineering, physics, applied physics, or a discipline related to photonics.
- Visa sponsorship
- Candidates should have capacity to comply with the federally mandated requirements of U.S. export control laws.
About the job
Defines the micro-architecture and specifications for a photonic communication fabric, collaborating with photonic and analog teams to optimize product performance, power, and area.
What you'll do
- Propose photonic device designs, including modulators, receivers, multiplexers, lasers, and amplifiers.
- Estimate photonic device performance, power, and area, and collaborate on a high-bandwidth photonic interconnect solution.
- Author, review, and validate architectural specifications.
What they ask for
- PhD in electrical engineering, physics, applied physics, or a discipline related to photonics.
- In-depth knowledge of photonic devices and semiconductor physics.
- Experience with integrated silicon photonics components.
- Ability and desire to collaborate in a cross-disciplinary team; demonstrated strong problem-solving skills.
Nice to have
- Experience with photonic simulation tools: FDTD, umerical, Verilog-A, VPI Photonics.
Pay
$118,000 — $171,000 CAD (base salary)
Tools
FDTD, umerical, Verilog-A, VPI Photonics
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