Serdes Circuit Design Engineer/Leader

Duties & Responsibilities

• Design, develop and verify new products to meet product and process development requirements. 
• Ownership of analog circuits used in SerDes, including evaluation of different circuit topologies for specific product requirements (e.g., Rx, CDR, Tx, bias generator, clock generation and distribution, etc.). 
• Get along with multi-functional teams to define requirements/specs (e.g., modeling, package, board, DFT, ESD, etc.). 
• Provide technical support to manufacturing during pilot, runs/tests. 
• Craft block-level specifications based on link-budget, behavioral modeling, and transistor-level feasibility. 
• Work closely with mask design to implement layout view of designs. 
• Hold design reviews of blocks with peers/management to show design meets spec targets and requirements. 
• Participate in projects and other adhoc duties assigned 

Skills/Experience: 

• Master or PhD in Electrical Engineering. 
• Deep knowledge in high-speed SerDes protocols (e.g., PCIe, USB, SATA, etc.). 
• Strong knowledge of analog CMOS designs and topologies. 
• Deep experience with Tx & Rx equalization techniques and circuits. 
• Deep experience in analyzing link jitter budget for high-speed serial links and creating block level requirements. 
• Strong knowledge of different CDR architectures. 
• Experience in lab testing of high-speed serial links and defining equipment needs