Shreyash Bhattarai
About Shreyash Bhattarai
Shreyash Bhattarai is a Staff Photonics Design Engineer at Lightmatter, where he has worked since 2023. He has extensive experience in silicon photonics, having previously held positions at Rockley Photonics and Cisco, among others.
Work at Lightmatter
Shreyash Bhattarai currently serves as a Staff Photonics Design Engineer at Lightmatter, a position he has held since 2023. He works in a hybrid capacity from Mountain View, California. In this role, he focuses on advancing technologies in photonics design, contributing to the company's innovative projects and product development.
Previous Experience in Photonics Design
Before joining Lightmatter, Shreyash worked at Rockley Photonics Inc. as a Senior Photonics Design Engineer from 2021 to 2023. His earlier roles include serving as a Photonics Design Engineer at the same company from 2020 to 2021. He also held positions at Cisco as a Silicon Photonics Hardware Engineer I and II from 2016 to 2019, where he gained extensive experience in silicon photonics and hardware engineering.
Educational Background in Photonics
Shreyash Bhattarai holds a Master of Science in Photonics from UCLA and a Bachelor of Science in Photonics from UC San Diego. His education provided a strong foundation in photonics principles and applications, which he has applied throughout his career in various engineering roles.
Research and Internships
Shreyash has a background in research and internships that contributed to his expertise in photonics. He was a Graduate Student Researcher at UCLA, focusing on silicon photonics-based neuromorphic computing and LiDAR. Additionally, he completed internships at Nokia and Cisco, where he gained practical experience in innovation and hardware engineering.
Skills and Expertise in Silicon Photonics
Shreyash possesses expertise in high-speed electrical interconnect modeling and PCB design. He has a strong track record of leading cross-functional teams to successful tape-outs in silicon photonics and has developed products from prototype to production. His leadership and communication skills have been recognized in the photonics industry.