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. 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. As a Design Verification Engineer at Lightmatter, you will find yourself at the heart of a dynamic, interdisciplinary team.

Your role will involve close collaboration with our digital design experts, using UVM testbench techniques to rigorously verify their designs. Your interaction with the Architecture team will be crucial in comprehending system requirements and spearheading performance verification. This role offers a unique platform to enhance your skills across a spectrum of areas including UVM, AMS modeling, mixed‑signal verification, post‑silicon validation formal verification, emulation, and both performance modeling and verification.

Define and enhance the DV methodologies required for integrated digital, analog, and photonic devices with a strong emphasis on emulation for design verification. Create and execute test plans to ensure high‑quality tapeouts that meet functional and performance goals, while leveraging emulation where appropriate. Collaborate with architects, DV engineers, digital designers, and analog/photonics designers to define validation flows.





Create reusable and scalable test bench components that enable efficient and effective verification. Work on block level and full chip design verification. Integrate analog design IPs from vendors and internal teams and develop verification environments for simulation and emulation.

Work with analog design engineers to create behavioral models for analog designs and with digital design engineers to integrate models/testcase/checkers into upper levels. Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience. Minimum of 8 years of design verification and SystemVerilog experience. 2+ years of experience in Python.

Master’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience with 6 years of relevant experience. The base salary range for this role is determined based on location, experience, educational background, and market data.

Salary Range: total compensation goes beyond base salary, it also includes a current hire equity grant, annual performance‑based equity, and other rewards that recognize your impact and contribution.

CAD: $203,000 - $224,000.

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 Flexible, hybrid workplace model Equity grants (applicable to full‑time employees) Lightmatter recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. S. export control laws. #

📌 Sr Staff Design Verification Engineer (Toronto)
🏢 lightmatter
📍 Toronto