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Senior/Staff Analog Design Engineer - SerDes
$317K
Austin, TX +1 · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Jun 16, 2026
- Location
- Austin, TX
Bristol, UK - Experience
- 10+ years of analog/mixed-signal IC design experience.
- Education
- MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering.
- Visa sponsorship
- Eligibility to work depends on the candidate’s most recent citizenship or permanent residency status. Applicants whose most recent citizenship or permanent residence is in certain restricted countries may generally not be considered; subsequent citizenship or permanent residency in an unrestricted country may allow eligibility.
About the job
Design and validate high-speed SerDes and mixed-signal subsystems for a next-generation SoC, from circuit implementation through post-silicon bring-up.
What you'll do
- Architect and design SerDes blocks in advanced FinFET nodes; perform schematic, post-layout, EM, and reliability simulations.
- Develop behavioral and Verilog-A models, guide layout, and own design reviews and documentation.
- Collaborate across teams and support post-silicon bring-up, lab validation, and debug.
What they ask for
- MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering.
- 10+ years of analog/mixed-signal IC design experience and hands-on SerDes experience at 25 Gbps or higher.
- Expertise in advanced FinFET nodes and high-speed signaling fundamentals.
- Proficiency with Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre, and simulation flows including PVT, Monte Carlo, EM-IR, and reliability analysis.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with post-silicon bring-up, lab measurement equipment, and correlating measured data to simulation.
Pay
$317K (currency and whether base salary or total pay not specified)
Tools
SerDes, FinFET, Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre, PVT, Monte Carlo, EM-IR, Verilog-A
AI focus
The role supports development of SerDes and mixed-signal subsystems for a next-generation SoC; the posting describes the company’s AI-focused accelerator but does not specify AI-specific work for this role.
Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative