Lightmatter

Principal Field Application Engineer

Lightmatter$250K — $300K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS or MS in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
  • 10+ years in high-tech electronics with focus on high-speed serial I/O design
  • In-depth knowledge of signal integrity and power integrity simulation
  • Strong customer-facing skills with effective communication abilities
  • Proven analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Experience delivering technical presentations to diverse audiences
  • Established relationships with cross-functional teams
  • Knowledge of semiconductor and laser technology, particularly silicon photonics

Responsibilities

  • Provide comprehensive technical support for customer HSIO design phases
  • Develop and present tailored technical proposals to customers
  • Serve as the field expert on HSIO design and train FAE teams
  • Collaborate with Lightmatter Engineering on customer design wins
  • Communicate progress updates to customer engineering teams

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 programs
  • Commuter Benefits
  • Flexible, hybrid workplace model
  • Equity grants available for full-time employees
Full Job Description
We are now looking for an outstanding Field Application Engineer - High-speed I/O Specialist to join our team. The role's primary responsibility is to work collaboratively with customers in architecting the next generation of devices enabled by Lightmatter's photonic interconnect technology Passage. In this role, you will work closely with Tier 1 Semiconductor companies that are defining the next generation of silicon in the data center. You will be working cross functionally within Lightmatter as you define an optimal technical solution. Additionally, you will be collaborating with customers who are domain experts in high-speed serial links (SerDes) and protocols. You should be comfortable supporting deep technical discussions focused on high-speed serial I/O design. Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently are essential to being successful in the role.

Responsibilities
  • Provide the full technical support of the customer HSIO design, including the early technical assessment, design scheme discussion, hardware design review, hardware debug support and other critical trouble shootings
  • Develop and deliver technical proposals to customers, based on customer's technical requirements and system architecture
  • Work as the field expert on HSIO area, to provide the in-depth training and guidance of the HSIO design to the FAE team, to create and share the related technical articles and reference designs
  • Work collaboratively with Lightmatter Engineering in supporting customer design wins and communicating progress updates to customer engineering leads

Requirements
  • BS or MS in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science (or equivalent experience).
  • 10+ years of work related experience in a high-tech electronics industry with high-speed serial I/O design, including transceiver architecture, CDR, DFE or other
  • In-depth knowledge of the signal integrity, power integrity simulation and the related hardware design. Be familiar with the SI/PI EDA simulation tools and models, eg. Keysight ADS.
  • Customer facing skill-set and background as well as the ability to communicate effectively with customers
  • Action-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Previous experience developing and delivering technical presentations to both executive management and cross-functional engineering teams and external clients
  • Built trusted working relationships across teams, improving coordination and execution speed
  • Experience working with silicon photonics and/or optical transceiver
  • In-depth knowledge of semiconductor and laser technology

Preferred Qualifications
  • Familiar with the digital signal processing theory and the related tools, like Matlab Simulink.
  • Analog signal and mixed signal design, ADC, DAC design experience
  • C, C++ and other software experience
  • Experience working in customer facing role acting as the domain expert for silicon photonics/optics
  • Experience deploying or supporting customers who are deploying optics in a data center environment at scale


We offer competitive compensation. On target earnings range is listed below. The final compensation will be determined based on location, experience, educational background, and market data.

Sales Compensation

$250,000-$300,000 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.

Export Control

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

About Lightmatter

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