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Neurophos
Austin, Texas, United States
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The demand for new data centers and AI compute is rapidly outpacing the planet's energy capacity. Digital solutions are hitting a power wall as we approach the physical limits of traditional silicon. Conquering this bottleneck means rethinking the fundamental architecture of inference compute. The industry's current path can't meet the need, so we're taking a different approach.
Instead of traditional electronic circuits, we use silicon photonics and an active, programmable metasurface to perform matrix multiplications at the speed of light. Our optical cells are 10,000x smaller than traditional photonic components, enabling unprecedented density. By using photonics instead of electricity, our chips become more efficient as they scale. This architecture will deliver up to 100 times the energy efficiency of existing solutions while significantly improving performance for large-scale AI inference.
We’ve assembled a world-class team of industry veterans and recently raised a $110M Series A led by Gates Frontier. Participants include M12 (Microsoft’s Venture Fund), Carbon Direct Capital, Aramco Ventures, Bosch Ventures, Tectonic Ventures, Space Capital, and others.
Join us and shape the future of computing!
Austin, TX. Full-time onsite position.
Chief Systems Engineer
Exempt
Position Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled Systems Engineer to own the architecture and requirements focus area for our optical vector-matrix multiplication (OVMM) engine product roadmap. This role is responsible for defining the OVMM signal-path architecture, decomposing product-level requirements into subsystem and interface specifications, and keeping that requirements set coherent, leveled, and traceable as the product evolves.
You will be the person who turns a product-level ask into a specification that an analog, digital, photonic, or software team can actually design against, and who catches the interface conflict before it becomes an integration surprise. This is not a role limited to specifying the product in front of us. You will be expected to bring your own ideas to the table: recommendations for how the architecture should evolve beyond today's product.
A central and ongoing part of the job is pushing for real separation of concerns, partitioning the system so that a change in one domain doesn't force a redesign in another, and building the architectural patterns that let this product and its successors be developed, verified, and evolved independently across domains.
If you combine systems-architecture judgment with the discipline to build and defend a structured requirements set, and you thrive translating between product intent and subsystem implementation, this role will let you shape how a first-of-its-kind computing platform is specified and integrated.
This is an opportunity to play a pivotal role in an innovative startup redefining the future of AI hardware. Work on game-changing technology at the intersection of photonics and AI as part of a collaborative, brilliant team. You’ll contribute to a platform that redefines computational performance and accelerates the future of artificial intelligence. Come help us bring this transformative technology to the world.
100% coverage of base health plan premiums for you and your dependents, plus HSA contributions.
Unlimited PTO. No rigid vacation banks, just a focus on delivery.
401(k) matching and stock option opportunities to ensure our success is your success.
Full suite of voluntary benefits, including Dental, Vision, Life, Hospital, Critical Illness, and Accident insurance.
Personalized Benefits. Choose the plans that fit your life and take the cash back for those that don’t.
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