Teams at Black Semiconductor

Lead software architecture for a hybrid electronic/photonic compute engine: define programming model, compiler, runtime, and workload-placement strategies; develop AI workload performance models; co-design interfaces with hardware; prototype kernels, libraries, and runtime concepts to validate architectural decisions.

Design and implement photonic integrated circuits: own schematic capture, mask layout, PDK-compliant tape-out readiness, DRC/LVS verification, workflow automation with Python, and collaborate with device, simulation, EIC, packaging, and foundry teams to deliver manufacturable PIC blocks and full-chip assemblies.

Lead hardware architecture for a hybrid electronic–photonic compute engine: define execution units, memory hierarchy, data fabric, interconnects, and hardware/software interfaces; perform quantitative modeling of performance/power/area trade-offs; collaborate across photonics, RTL, physical design, packaging, and software teams; own architecture specification through sign-off for silicon implementation.