Staff SerDes Characterization Engineer, Platforms
Sunnyvale, CA, USA · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 12, 2026
- Experience
- 6 years in high-speed SerDes validation, physical layer testing, or RF/high-speed measurement; 3 years with transmitter/receiver characterization, JTOL testing, and high-speed BERT/AWG instrumentation.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Owns SerDes transmitter and receiver characterization, compliance testing, and automation for next-generation compute and networking platforms.
What you'll do
- Lead RX test methodology development and interpret IEEE 802.3 and OIF-CEI standards into automated test plans.
- Deploy high-bandwidth lab instruments and collaborate with design and signal integrity teams to diagnose link issues and optimize TX/RX parameters.
- Develop test automation to improve coverage, repeatability, and characterization efficiency.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 6 years of experience in high-speed SerDes validation, physical layer testing, or RF/high-speed measurement.
- 3 years of experience with transmitter and receiver characterization, JTOL testing, and high-speed BERT/AWG instrumentation.
Nice to have
- PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- SerDes receiver architecture, CDR, and adaptive equalization knowledge; stressed-eye calibration and fixture de-embedding expertise; Python programming skills.
Pay
USD 188000 - 274000 base salary
Tools
SerDes, IEEE 802.3, OIF-CEI, BERT, AWG, real-time oscilloscopes, vector network analyzers, Python
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