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Staff/Sr Staff Electrical Design Engineer
Lightmatter INC · 🇺🇸 Mountain View, CA
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 21 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest May 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 1 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Lightmatter INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles2 certified filings for “Staff Physical Design Engineer” (Electrical Engineers) in CA: $140k–$189k, median $164k. Most were filed at wage level I (50%) — 1 lottery entry, ≈15% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 21 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest May 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 1 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
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! Staff Electrical Design Engineer We are looking for a Staff Electrical Design Engineer to contribute to the development of the next generation of silicon photonics based artificial intelligence accelerators and interconnect products. In this role, you will lead board and system solutions that leverage Lightmatter’s technology to enable advanced machine learning, artificial intelligence, and large-scale interconnect platforms. You will lead and own HW systems efforts, collaborate closely with teams across hardware and software, including mechanical, packaging, and IC engineering, to design, integrate, troubleshoot and release system-level products at the leading edge of innovation. Responsibilities • Collaborate with the system architect and technical leads to define system-level hardware requirements and spec • Electrical design of power, memory, and interconnect circuits, working in both the analog and digital domains • Identify electrical and optical components to fit the application based on specifications provided by the IC and photonics engineering teams • Starting from fundamental concepts and system considerations you will develop conceptual designs, physical modeling, and simulations of chip-modules and systems • Oversee and review PCB layout designs, providing complete and detailed electrical constraint rules • Ensure the board and system is manufacturable to the latest technologies with high yield and robustness • Qualification of chip and system electrical properties • Perform laboratory validation of boards and systems • Lead integration with mechanical, software, IC, and other related teams • Support contract manufacturing during prototype and production phase to resolve any issues • Work with component vendors and other supply partners • Research new components, processes, and technologies to meet product goals Qualifications • Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering • 8+ years of related experience in system-level electrical design, having successfully taken several products from concept to production. • Proficient in schematic design using Cadence, Mentor, or Altium tool set (Altium preferred) • In depth knowledge on VRMs, high speed SERDES, CPUs and various interfaces/protocols such as PCIe, Ethernet, QSPI, I3C, I2C, etc • 5+ years of experience in lab experimentation, non-intrusive circuit debugging, and leading cross-functional integration teams • Experience in working with thermal solutions for integrated circuits and their board level systems • Familiar with Product Lifecycle Management tools, e.g. Oracle Agile, Arena, or Omnify PLM with an understanding of BOM and ECO management Preferred Qualifications • Experience designing electrical systems for networking or similar industries • Knowledge of integrated circuit layout, and designing a carrier PCBA for it • Knowledge of common manufacturing and design processes • Familiarity with Systems Engineering principles • Fami