SERDES Circuit Design Engineer

In this position you will participate in developing advanced mixed signal circuits for low power, high-speed, Fin-FET SERDES macros to be used in numerous products from high performance data center SoCs to low power consumer SoCs. You will join a highly collaborative team, and your success will have a significant impact on our products.

Candidates with and without experience are encouraged to apply. Candidates should have an interest in all the “Key Qualifications” listed below.

Key Qualifications

• Strong understanding of analog design fundamentals.
• Mixed signal, analog and digital circuit design in advanced FinFET processes.
• SERDES circuit implementation such as:
  • Analog front-end design for RX
  • Equalization design: CTLE, VGA, DFE
  • High speed sampler design
  • Adaptation algorithms for system level simulations
  • High speed ADC
  • High Speed Clocking
  • TX Serializer and Driver Design
• Signal Integrity.
• Operation of lab equipment such as J-BERT, high-speed scopes, etc.

Description

• Contribute to the circuit design of advanced Fin-FET SERDES macros.
• Design of different circuit blocks: CTLE, DFE, data samplers, high-speed ADC, driver, PLL, clocking, CDR, etc.
• Layout supervision and post-layout analysis.
• Design review and documentation.
• Silicon bring-up, debug, and evaluation.

Education

MSEE or above.

Base Salary Ranges:

• MS/NCG – 2 years experience: $120,000.00 – $180,000.00
• 3 – 5 years experience: $150,000.00 – $215,000.00
• 6 – 10 years experience: $180,000.00 – $300,000.00

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our workforce. All employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications, ability, and business requirements.