Senior Analog Design Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices; Remote; CAD 162,000 - 218,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading semiconductor company is seeking a PHY circuit/link-architect to define and implement high-performance electrical and optical transceivers. The ideal candidate will have extensive design experience in optical and electrical transceiver design, with a strong background in electrical engineering. Responsibilities include circuit design specification and verification. This position is based in San Jose but encourages applications from candidates in the York Region, Markham area, who may require remote work options.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Flexible working options

Collaborative work culture

Qualifications

• Extensive design experience in both optical and electrical transceiver design.
• Expert level experience in high speed ADC and/or DAC.
• Ability to define circuit design specifications for transceiver building blocks.

Responsibilities

• Define, implement, verify, and document transceiver circuit/link micro-architecture.
• Conduct top-level and block-level electrical/optical link budgeting and modeling.
• Define circuit design specifications for transceiver building blocks.

Skills

Electrical/optical PHY circuit/logic design

Micro-architecture

Collaboration with teams

Education

PhD in Electrical Engineering or related fields

M.S. with relevant experience

Tools

Design tools for ADC and DAC

Advanced PDK design

Job description

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next‑generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond.

THE ROLE:

AMD SERDES Technology Group develops high‑performance electrical and optical transceivers in advanced CMOS PDKs. We are seeking a PHY circuit/link‑architect.

THE PERSON:

The ideal candidate will have a background in electrical/optical PHY circuit/logic design and micro‑architecture. He/she needs to be a self‑starter who collaborates well with various functional teams and customers to successfully drive projects to completion.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Transceiver circuit/link micro‑architecture definition, implementation, verification, and documentation: clock generation and distribution, data path, DSP, CDR, calibration & adaptation loops
• Top‑level and block‑level electrical/optical link budgeting and modeling.
• Circuit design spec definition of transceiver building blocks (ADC, DAC, PLL, clock distribution, receiver front‑end, transmitter front‑end, serializer, deserializer, etc.)

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• The successful candidate will have extensive design experience in both optical and electrical transceiver design
• Expert level experience in data converters, especially in high speed ADC and/or DAC
• Experience in advanced PDK design

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• PhD in Electrical Engineering or related fields or M.S. with relevant experience with extensive design experience in both optical and electrical transceiver design

LOCATION:

San Jose, California

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.