About the role#
The Silicon Packaging team works at the intersection of electrical, mechanical, optical, and thermal engineering. You will help bring co-packaged optics from concept to high-volume production. We are hiring for both internship and full-time new grad positions. You will work on real problems from your first day alongside engineers who have shipped products in the semiconductor industry.
What you'll do#
Depending on your background, you will contribute to one or more of these areas:
- Signal & Power Integrity: Perform high-speed interface analysis for PCIe, UCIe, and SerDes. Work on PDN design, simulation, eye diagrams, jitter, and S-parameters.
- Thermal Engineering: Conduct CFD simulations and evaluate heat sinks, TIM, liquid cooling, and package-level thermal performance.
- Mechanical & Thermo-Mechanical Design: Perform structural analysis, tolerance stack-up, GD&T, FEA, solder fatigue, and CTE mismatch studies.
- Packaging Integration: Work on 2.5D/3D packaging, fiber attach, heterogeneous integration, and assembly yield and reliability.
What you'll need#
- You are pursuing or have recently completed a BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field.
- Hands-on experience gained through coursework, capstone projects, research labs, or previous internships.
- Familiarity with at least one tool such as SolidWorks, ANSYS, ADS, Cadence, Python, or MATLAB.
- You are curious, collaborative, and comfortable asking questions.
Location & details#
- Location: Mountain View, California.
- Modality: Hybrid.
- Employment: Full-time and internship positions available.
- Compensation: Paid position with an hourly range of $40 to $67.
About Lightmatter
Lightmatter operates in the computer hardware manufacturing industry. The company builds technology designed to improve computer processing capabilities. It is a privately held organization founded in 2017. The business is based in Mountain View, California, and maintains a staff of 201 to 500 employees.
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