Lightmatter · 19 hours ago
Hardware Systems Manager
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$220K/yr - $288K/yr
12+ years expLightmatter is leading the revolution in AI data center infrastructure, enabling the next giant leaps in human progress. The company is seeking a talented engineering manager to provide technical leadership to the Hardware Systems organization to build the next generation of silicon photonics based artificial intelligence accelerators and interconnect products.
AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)Data CenterMachine LearningSemiconductorSoftware
Responsibilities
Manage a small team of engineers (up to 10) in their day-to-day activities designing Lighmatter systems
Understand the resource requirements of new and existing projects and assign members of the team to contribute to the programs based on individual capabilities and workloads
Maintain project status and communicate progress, issues, mitigation plans, etc to upper management
Enforce corporate development processes as appropriate, refining the team design processes for optimal success (understanding processes are not a “one size fits all” philosophy)
Meet with your team collectively and 1:1 to discuss strategy, project updates, and career growth
Write and present performance reviews; discuss strengths, weaknesses and areas for improvement
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements to develop optimal solutions for system designs
Provide guidance to systems design engineers to ensure the highest quality products
Review board and system designs to understand technical challenges and overall status in all facets of the system designs including electrical, mechanical, and thermal
Communicate with other team Technical Leads and Managers to ensure dependencies are understood and milestones are met
Ensure the board and system is manufacturable to the latest technologies with high yield and robustness
Manage and work with component vendors and other supply partners
Research new components, processes, and technologies to meet product goals
Qualification
Required
Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering or similar discipline with at least 12 years of relevant experience, or equivalent experience
A minimum of 5 years of people management experience
Experience in electrical board design, having successfully taken several products from concept to production
In depth knowledge on VRMs, high speed SERDES, CPUs and various interfaces/protocols such as PCIe, Ethernet, QSPI, I3C, I2C, etc
Benefits
Comprehensive Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
Retirement Savings Matching Program
Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
Generous Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
Paid Family Leave
Short Term & Long Term Disability
Training & Development
Commuter Benefits
Flexible, hybrid workplace model
Equity grants (applicable to full-time employees)
Company
Lightmatter
Lightmatter develops photonic chips that enable data processing and communication using light instead of electricity.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (21)
2024 (12)
2023 (5)
2022 (4)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$822MKey Investors
T. Rowe PriceViking Global InvestorsGoogle Ventures
2024-10-16Series D· $400M
2023-12-19Series C· $155M
2023-05-31Series C· $154M
Leadership Team
Nicholas Harris
Founder, CEO
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Bob Turner
Sr. VP Sales & Solution Architecture
Recent News
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