Lightmatter
Principal Hardware Systems Technical Lead
$217K–$308K
Mountain View, CA · Principal · Full-time · Posted Sep 9, 2026
- Experience
- 15+ 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 for developing and delivering board- and system-level hardware for silicon photonics-based AI accelerators and interconnect products, from concept through production.
What you'll do
- Lead complex hardware system projects through the development lifecycle and mentor engineers.
- Define and review PCBAs, and lead system integration, verification, and validation through production release.
- Coordinate across engineering teams, resolve technical dependencies, and maintain hardware documentation.
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 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 hardware.
- Familiarity with Systems Engineering methodology, advanced packaging technologies, or high-density PCB design.
Pay
$217,000 — $308,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
VRMs, high-speed SerDes, PCIe, Ethernet, SPI/QSPI, I3C, I2C, JTAG
AI focus
Develops hardware systems for silicon photonics-based AI accelerators and AI infrastructure.
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