SerDes Protocols Applications Engineer

Job Description/Responsibilities

• Ownership of the hard and soft protocol IP used in Achronix products.
• Drive cross-functional bring-up, validation, support and documentation efforts of the SerDes and protocol solutions on the Speedster7t devices and boards. The protocols include PCIe Gen3/4/CCIX and 400G Ethernet.
• Plan, drive, implement and publish interoperability results for Achronix protocol IP and work with customers to deploy similar solutions on their own systems.
• Work with the Achronix software team to implement and verify appropriate protocol macros/configurations for ACE users.
• Generate bring-up and reference designs, including simulation support, to highlight protocol use-models and demonstrate performance to customers.
• Provide a high-level of technical support to resolve challenging customer issues with a focus on, but not limited to, SerDes and protocol IP.
• Participate in road-mapping and planning discussions for SerDes and protocols in future Achronix products.

Required Skills

• Expert knowledge of protocol IP with emphasis on, but limited to, PCIe Gen3/4/CCIX and 10G/40G/100G/400G Ethernet.
• Understanding of other protocols including Interlaken, FibreChannel and JESD204 is a plus.
• Proficient in technical writing, including user guides, test/verification plans and spreadsheet based analyses.
• Strong logic design and verification background with experience in STA.
• Experience with FPGA implementations and programming, specifically pertaining to SerDes and protocols.
• Verilog expertise; System Verilog and VHDL knowledge is a plus.
• Good communication skills and ability to multi-task.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in EE, CE or equivalent work experience
• At least 5 years’ experience working on protocol IP bring-up, validation and debug.
• Expert with lab test equipment, specifically those needed for protocol IP validation, characterization and compliance – oscilloscopes, function generators, logic analyzers, BERTs, backplanes, interposers etc.