Silicon Validation Engineer
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About the role
You will be part of a small team responsible for: - Leading efforts to bring up, validate, and characterize high-speed SerDes blocks. - Possessing hands-on experience with various high-speed SerDes architectures, including NRZ and PAM, as well as associated protocols. - Demonstrating in-depth knowledge of crucial SerDes blocks such as CTLE, DFE, FFE, CDR, and PLLs, along with their characterization and debugging processes. - Being proficient in using test and measurement equipment like high-speed oscilloscopes and BERTs. - Understanding SerDes adaptation techniques. - Experience analyzing SerDes signal integrity. - Experience with high-speed protocols such as USB, PCIe, DP, etc. - Exhibiting strong debugging and problem-solving skills, with data investigation and mining expertise. - Developing robust test methodologies to evaluate performance and calculate high-speed serial interfaces (SerDes) operating margins across PVT variations. - Supporting ATE and Product Engineering.