SerDes Characterization Engineer, Platforms
Sunnyvale, CA, USA · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Experience
- 2 years of relevant hardware laboratory experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Executes laboratory characterization and validation of high-speed SerDes interfaces, analyzes measurement results, and supports hardware debugging.
What you'll do
- Run SerDes validation tests and automated parametric sweeps across voltage, temperature, and process corners.
- Operate and maintain laboratory test benches and instrumentation; calibrate equipment and verify cable and fixture integrity.
- Triage anomalies, assist with root-cause analysis, and document and present measurement results.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of experience in a hardware laboratory environment working with test instrumentation.
- Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python) for test automation or data processing.
Nice to have
- Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
- Experience with automated test execution and lab instrument communication protocols; familiarity with SerDes concepts and signal integrity.
Pay
$132000 - $189000 (USD) base salary
Tools
SerDes, oscilloscopes, BERTs, temperature chambers, logic analyzers, precision power supplies, Python, SCPI
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