Apple
SerDes System Validation Engineer
Austin Metro Area, Texas · Full-time · Posted May 7, 2026
- Education
- Bachelor's degree required.
About the job
Bring up, validate, and debug SerDes systems, assess their operation and margins, and collaborate on design testability and mixed-signal verification.
What you'll do
- Bring up SerDes in system environments; verify and qualify operation and analyze robustness and margins.
- Work with design teams to define DFT needs and improve testability and first-time silicon success.
- Support mixed-signal verification and testability features for pre-silicon coverage and in-situ validation and debug.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree required.
Nice to have
- Experience with high-speed serial links and SerDes protocols such as PCIe, USB, DP, and MPHY.
- Knowledge of analog/mixed-signal design, SerDes equalization and CDR, lab and production testing, scripting, or firmware-assisted mixed-signal IP development.
Tools
PCIe, USB, DP, MPHY, CTLE, DFE, LMS
AI focus
Knowledge of AI/ML and ability to apply concepts to improve silicon performance and productivity in IP design and validation.
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