Electrical/Optical SerDes Analog Mixed Signal Design Engineer
Core
Design and verification of high-speed electrical and optical transceivers for data centers, cloud infrastructure, and AI/HPC systems.
Role type
Senior IC analog mixed-signal design engineer (silicon photonics)
Builds
Next-generation electrical and optical transceivers (SerDes) for high-speed interconnects
Domain
Data center networking, cloud infrastructure, AI, high-performance computing, silicon photonics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Analog and mixed-signal circuit design, silicon photonics and electro-optic systems, high-speed SerDes topologies, EIC/PIC partitioning, link-budget definition, Verilog-A, MATLAB, Python, electro-optic system modeling, co-simulation, analog CTLE/FFE/DFE, bring-up and post-silicon validation
Technologies
Verilog-A, MATLAB, Python
Responsibilities
Architecture study and evaluation of advanced high-speed SerDes and optical transceiver topologies; Design and verification of high-speed analog and mixed-signal circuits including modulator drivers, TIAs, front-end circuits, samplers, comparators, ADCs, DACs, PLLs, CDRs, clock distribution, heater drivers, and bias DACs; Electro-optic system modeling and co-simulation with PIC designs; Collaborate with package and SI/PI teams to define EIC-to-PIC interface, bump map, and supply distribution; Partner with DSP and algorithm teams on TX/RX equalization partitioning and link adaptation; Evaluate, measure, and debug silicon with firmware and test teams through bring-up and post-silicon validation
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC