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Photonics Layout Intern
Lightmatter
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- New grads and up to 1 year
- Must know
- TroubleshootingPythonCircuit design
- Work
- On-site in Boston · internship
- Pay
- $40–$45 an hour
- Skill demand
- Troubleshooting35%Circuit design32%Python26%of 99 similar entry-level jobs posted in the US this week
- Listed
- Nov 11, 2026 · still open
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About the Role
We are looking for an MS or PhD Candidate to fill the internship position within a Photonics Layout and Verification team. In this role, you will be working on execution and verification for some of the state of the art block- and chip-scale photonic interconnects. You will gain unique experience with the industry-leading photonics integration and verification flows.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform rigorous layout- and netlist-driven photonic simulation and verification, identify performance bottlenecks and troubleshoot issues.
- Run Monte Carlo and corner analysis.
- Help further develop and improve photonic layout, verification and integration flows for multiple photonic processes and foundries.
- Contribute to proprietary PDK development.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- MS or PhD Candidate in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science or similar.
- Understanding of fundamental concepts of silicon photonics.
- Familiarity with a wide variety of silicon photonics devices, knowledge of their key performance metrics.
- Proficiency with Python.
- Experience with script-based photonic circuit design and simulations using GDSFactory, PhotonForge or similar.
- Proficiency with AI and agentic workflows.
- Good communication skills, demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
- Candidates should have capacity to comply with the federally mandated requirements of U.S. export control laws.
Hourly Rate in USD: $40 — $45