Digital Architect
Core
Architecting digital circuits for high-speed photonic communication chips to enable extreme-scale AI computing clusters.
Role type
Digital Architect (mixed-signal/photonic)
Builds
High-speed photonic communication chips with integrated digital, analog, and photonic circuits.
Domain
Semiconductor / Photonics / AI Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Digital circuit design, high-speed AMS electronics, photonic communication channels, device bring-up, control, digital signal processing, system-level design, simulation prediction validation, RTL/DV collaboration, architectural specification authoring
Preferred skills
Cross-disciplinary collaboration, CAD tools, SPICE simulators, IBIS-AMI simulators, MATLAB, Python, rapid learning, process-oriented programming
Technologies
SerDes, ADC/DAC, photonic modulators, detectors, SPICE, IBIS-AMI, MATLAB, Python
Responsibilities
Define digital architecture from concept to high-volume production; Architect and specify system-level digital designs integrating complex AMS and photonic circuits; Collaborate with test and validation engineers to validate hardware against simulation; Work with RTL and DV teams for block-level implementation and verification; Author, review, and validate architectural specifications.
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC