--- title: 'Analog and Mixed Signal Layout Engineer at Lumilens' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/analog-and-mixed-signal-layout-engineer-lumilens-bengaluru-q6btv6ff4bmv' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-19' --- # Analog and Mixed Signal Layout Engineer at Lumilens - **Company:** Lumilens - **Location:** Bengaluru, India - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-10-07 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-19 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/lumilens/ff1c4bac-e6e8-44df-8c11-c54152ccdbfd ## Job description Analog and Mixed Signal Layout Engineer ## About Lumilens At Lumilens, we’re building the critical photonics infrastructure that powers tomorrow’s AI supercomputing. Our technology enables faster, cooler, and more efficient computing through cutting-edge optical solutions and high-performance connectivity IPs. If you’re driven by innovation and eager to shape the future of AI infrastructure, we invite you to join our world-class engineering team. ## What You Can Expect - Play a key role in developing high-speed connectivity IPs using advanced semiconductor process technologies. - Design and implement complex analog, mixed-signal, and RF layouts for high-performance connectivity IPs, including floorplanning, device placement, and routing. - Work closely with circuit designers to translate schematics into robust physical implementations from floorplanning through tapeout. - Own physical verification and signoff closure including DRC, LVS, ERC, antenna, DFM, and EMIR. - Optimize layouts using extraction results to meet performance, matching, noise, and reliability targets. - Contribute to layout reviews and help drive effective layout methodologies and best practices. - Improve layout productivity and quality through automation, scripting, and AI-assisted workflows. - Develop high-performance connectivity IPs used in AI, networking, and next-generation compute systems. ## What We’re Looking For - BE/B.Tech or MS/M.Tech in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Microelectronics, or a related field with 5–10 years of experience in analog, mixed-signal, RF, or custom layout development. - Hands-on experience with layouts for SerDes, data converters, clocking circuits, power management, transceiver building blocks, or related connectivity IPs. - Proven experience in full-custom layout and signoff including RC extraction, DRC, LVS, ERC, DFM, and EMIR. - Exposure to silicon photonics, co-packaged optics (CPO), near-package optics (NPO), optical transceivers, or high-bandwidth connectivity solutions is a strong plus. - Experience with advanced semiconductor technologies including CMOS, FinFET, BiCMOS, or SiGe. - Strong understanding of semiconductor process technologies, device physics, and layout-dependent effects. - Proficiency with Cadence Virtuoso and industry-standard EDA tools. - Experience leveraging automation, scripting, or AI-assisted methodologies to improve layout productivity and quality. - Solid understanding of layout techniques including matching, shielding, clock distribution, power planning, ESD protection, latch-up prevention, manufacturability, and reliability-aware design. - Demonstrated success delivering complex layouts through tapeout. - Ability to work effectively with globally distributed design, verification, CAD, and technology teams. - Experience supporting multiple projects in a fast-paced product development environment. Why Join Lumilens? - Work alongside leaders and innovators in the photonics and semiconductor industry - Opportunity to make an impact on the infrastructure powering next-generation AI and high-performance computing - Fast-paced, collaborative, and mission-driven environment - Competitive compensation and benefits Join us at Lumilens and help shape the future of compute connectivity! ## About Lumilens ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Lumilens designs and manufactures next-generation photonic interconnects to massively scale AI compute infrastructure. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series B – led by Accton Technology; prior Series A of $30M from Mayfield and Spark Capital) - **Headquarters**: San Jose, California, USA - **Founded**: 2024 - **Founders**: Ankur Singla (CEO), Samuel Liu (VP Products), Ritesh Kapahi (VP/GM India), Dave Friedman (VP Operations) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Photonics / optical interconnects for AI data centers - **Target customers**: Large-scale AI providers and hyperscale data center operators (B2B, Enterprise) - **Mission**: “To rapidly innovate in photonics and connectivity architectures to enable the massive scaling of compute infrastructure required to deliver the full potential of AI.” ## Products & Services - **Photonic Interconnects (Scale-Out & Scale-Up)**: High-density, low-latency optical links that enable cluster-to-cluster and direct GPU-to-GPU connectivity. Supports 100x higher quantity of GPU direct connections than legacy approaches. - *Type*: Hardware (silicon photonics modules) + integrated manufacturing - **Automated Manufacturing Platform**: End-to-end custom robotics and AI-optimized production processes to maximize yield, quality, and supply-chain flexibility. - *Type*: Service / Manufacturing capability (in-house) ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available - **Key Metric**: Total funding – $30M Series A (June 2024); Series B led by Accton Technology (amount undisclosed) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Mayfield, Spark Capital, Accton Technology - **Growth Signals**: - Headcount grew 287% YoY (54 employees as of mid-2025) [linkedin.com] - Operations in 8 countries: USA, India, Thailand, Poland, Singapore, Czechia, South Korea, Malaysia - 48 active job postings (+23.1% monthly growth) [linkedin.com] - Leadership team with deep photonics/networking experience from Cisco, Juniper, Meta, Lumentum, Coherent ## Competitive Advantages - **In-house silicon photonics development** – full control over design and supply chain - **Systems-level expertise** – can partner on both scale-out and scale-up architectures - **Manufacturing automation** – robotics + AI processes enable faster innovation, higher quality, and predictable deployment - **Standards-based interconnects** – easy deployment into existing infrastructure - **Manufacturing anywhere** – supply-chain continuity and scalable manufacturing ## Strategic Focus - Enable massive scaling of AI infrastructure by overcoming electrical/copper limitations with advanced photonics - Disaggregate GPUs to mitigate power and density challenges in data centers - Expand manufacturing capacity globally and continue to automate production - Align product roadmap with industry standards to accelerate adoption ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Fast-paced startup environment with deep technical expertise; mission-driven focus on enabling the future of AI - **Work policy**: In-office (HQ San Jose, CA with Bengaluru, India as major hub) [builtin.com] - **Perks**: Opportunity to work on cutting-edge photonics, robotics, and AI manufacturing; direct impact on world’s largest AI infrastructure - **Engineering culture**: Heavy emphasis on silicon photonics, hardware design, robotics automation, and system-level architecture. Teams are led by veterans from Cisco, Juniper, Meta, Lumentum, Coherent. ## Sources 1. [lumilens.com](https://lumilens.com/) – Company overview, mission, leadership, products 2. [lumilens.com/company](https://lumilens.com/company) – Vision, investors, leadership team 3. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/lumilens) – Career page, employee count, year founded, office policy 4. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/lumilens) – Headcount, funding details, geographic/department breakdown, job trends, talent sources 5. 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