Digital Design, Intern (Mountain View)

Lightmatter is leading the revolution in AI data center infrastructure, enabling the next giant leaps in human progress. The company invented the world’s first 3D-stacked photonics engine, Passage™, capable of connecting thousands to millions of processors at the speed of light in extreme-scale data centers for the most advanced AI and HPC workloads.

Lightmatter raised $400 million in its Series D round, reaching a valuation of $4.4 billion. We will continue to accelerate the development of data center photonics and grow every department at Lightmatter!

If you're passionate about tackling complex challenges, making an impact, and being an expert in your craft, join our team of brilliant scientists, engineers, and accomplished industry leaders.

Lightmatter is (re)inventing the future of computing with light!

About this Role

As an RTL Design Intern at Lightmatter, you will find yourself at the heart of a dynamic, interdisciplinary team. Depending on the task, you will gain the experience of collaborating closely with teams across the company i.e. digital/analog design, photonics, design verification, physical design, architecture.

Responsibilities

Create quality digital designs using System Verilog RTL; balancing circuit performance with data process latency, design area, and computation accuracy

Supply necessary collateral for physical design, and collaborate with the physical design team to perform performance-critical analysis

Validate Design Functionality: Work with the design verification team to ensure the design's functionality.

Work with digital design engineers to automate design process and testing using Python

Qualifications

​Currently enrolled in an engineering program, preferably in an ECE, EE or Computer Engineering degree

Relevant Coursework: Completed coursework in VLSI Design or Integrated Circuits, Computer Architecture, Digital Logic Design, and Design for Testing.

RTL Knowledge: Proficiency in System Verilog coding is preferred.

Communication and Teamwork: Strong communication, presentation, and teamwork skills.

Programming Languages: Knowledge of scripting languages such as Tcl, Perl, and Python is a plus.

Willingness and curiosity to learn from an exciting team!

Our internship hourly rates are a standard pay determined based on the position and your location, year in school, degree, and experience.

Hourly Rate in USD

$43—$47 USD

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)

Benefits eligibility may vary depending on your employment status and location. Lightmatter recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.

Export Control

Candidates should have capacity to comply with the federally mandated requirements of U.S. export control laws.