Lightmatter
Principal Digital (mixed-signal) Architect
Toronto, ON +2 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Mar 6, 2026
- Location
- Toronto, ON
Boston, MA
Mountain View, CA - Experience
- 12+ years.
- Education
- Master’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
- Visa sponsorship
- Candidates should have capacity to comply with the federally mandated requirements of U.S. export control laws.
About the job
Own the digital architecture of Lightmatter’s Passage photonic communication product, from concept through high-volume production, coordinating implementation and validation across engineering teams and customers.
What you'll do
- Define and document system-level digital architecture, specifications, and product and technology roadmaps.
- Guide RTL, design verification, analog, photonics, firmware, and validation teams; lead silicon bring-up and development of control and calibration algorithms.
- Collaborate with semiconductor customers and technical program managers throughout product development.
What they ask for
- 12+ years and a Master’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
- In-depth knowledge of power-efficient digital design for high-speed AMS electronics; proven delivery of high-volume silicon and understanding of silicon product development.
- Hands-on RTL development for AMS control logic, state machines, and interface blocks; device bring-up, closed-loop control, and DSP experience.
- Strong cross-disciplinary problem-solving and customer communication skills.
Nice to have
- Photonic communication channel experience; SoC architecture experience.
- Hardware-software co-design experience; familiarity with CAD tools, SPICE simulators, IBIS-AMI simulators, MATLAB, or Python.
Pay
$191,000 — $362,000 CAD (total compensation; base salary range not stated)
Tools
RTL, SerDes, ADC/DAC, SPICE, IBIS-AMI, MATLAB, Python, FPGA
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