Package Layout Automation Internship - Summer 2027
Mountain View, CA · HybridInternship$43–47/hrPosted 1 day agoStill listed today
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Job overview
Lightmatter seeks a Package Layout Automation Intern to automate repetitive design tasks using SKILL scripting within Cadence Design software. The intern will develop and maintain scripts, integrate Cadence with other tools for simulation setup and result analysis, and document script use. The role works with package design and layout engineers. The posting lists a hybrid workplace model and an hourly rate of $43–$47.
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Full job description
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.
Lightmatter raised $400 million in its Series D round, reaching a valuation of $4.4 billion. 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.
Lightmatter is (re)inventing the future of computing with light!
About this job
In this role you will be responsible to use scripting languages like SKILL within Cadence Design software to automate repetitive tasks in the design process, such as layout generation, component placement, routing functions, electrical and manufacturing design rule verification checks, drawing generation, and other routine operations.
Responsibilities:
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Developing and maintaining SKILL scripts
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Integrating Cadence with other tools to automate simulation setup and result analysis
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Document the function and process to use the scripts.
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Interacting with Package team members such package design and layout engineers
Requirements:
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Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field.
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Minimum of 6 months of experience using scripting SKILL language
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Knowledge of EDA design principles
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Experience Recommended:
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Cadence.
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Valor.
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CAM 350.
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Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking skills
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Ability to collaborate within a team environment
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Attention to detail and a focus on creating efficient, maintainable solutions
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Willingness and curiosity to learn from an exciting team!
Preferred Qualifications
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Knowledge on PCB or Package Layout designs automations
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Proficient in version control systems
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Familiarity with programming skills such as Python, VBA, or TCL.
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Experience with one of these layout design softwares such as Cadence, Valor, or CAM 350.
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Have one of the following certifications: SKILL programming certification by Cadence and Certified Associate in Python Programming (PCAP)
Our internship hourly rates are a standard pay determined based on the position and your location, year in school, degree, and experience.
Hourly Rate in USD $43—$47 USD
Benefits
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Comprehensive Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
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Retirement Savings Matching Program
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Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
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Generous Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
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Paid Family Leave
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Short Term & Long Term Disability
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Training & Development
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Commuter Benefits
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Flexible, hybrid workplace model
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Equity grants (applicable to full-time employees)
Benefits eligibility may vary depending on your employment status and location. 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.
Export Control
Candidates should have capacity to comply with the federally mandated requirements of U.S. export control laws.
How this job compares
Set against the 2,172 open Engineering Intern jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$43–47/hr
- California median$25–40/hr128 hourly ranges
- US median$22–30/hr1,228 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $45/hr, is 43% above the California median midpoint ($32/hr) — in the top quarter of Engineering Intern hourly ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 189 open Engineering Intern jobs in California and 2,172 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Arup8 open
- Jacobs7 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for no prior experience; Engineering Intern postings that state a minimum ask for 0 years at the median (34 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 690 of the 2,172 open Engineering Intern jobs (32%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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