Senior SerDes Systems Architect — High-Speed Leader

Synopsys Inc; Porto Salvo; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

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Job summary

Synopsys Inc. is seeking a senior technical leader in high‑speed SerDes/PHY development to guide system architectures and drive signoff readiness across platforms.

You will influence cross‑functional teams, surface risks and tradeoffs, and ensure execution clarity from design to integration in cutting‑edge ICs and software content. The role calls for strong ownership, analytical rigor, and the ability to connect detailed engineering work to broad platform behavior while shaping Synopsys’s

Qualifications

• M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Strong experience in SerDes, PHY development, or closely related high-speed communication domains.
• Strong system-level technical understanding and ability to connect detailed engineering work to broader platform behavior.
• Experience solving complex technical problems across multiple stakeholders and competing constraints.
• Strong ability to assess tradeoffs, identify risks, and guide technical decisions with clarity.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and technical communication skills.
• Programming or analysis experience in MATLAB, Python, or similar tools is an advantage.
• Experience in PHY analog design or strong technical exposure to analog-design-driven PHY development is highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Provide system-level technical leadership for assigned platforms and high-speed communication solutions.
• Connect system architecture, technical execution, and signoff readiness to drive stronger technical outcomes.
• Guide discussions on technical tradeoffs, platform behavior, assumptions, constraints, and risks.
• Contribute system- and signoff-informed insight to architecture reviews and key platform decisions.
• Strengthen technical ownership, execution predictability, and cross-functional alignment across the product-development flow.
• Shape stronger system-level technical decisions across advanced SerDes platforms.
• Improve the connection between architecture goals and execution outcomes.
• Increase technical clarity, risk visibility, and decision quality across complex projects.
• Help drive more robust and predictable platform-readiness and signoff practices.
• Contribute to Synopsys’s continued technical leadership in high-speed communication systems.

Skills

SerDes expertise

PHY development

System-level design

Cross-functional leadership

Decision making

Analytical skills

Education

M.S./Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Synopsys Inc. is seeking a senior technical leader in high‑speed SerDes/PHY development to guide system architectures and drive signoff readiness across platforms.

You will influence cross‑functional teams, surface risks and tradeoffs, and ensure execution clarity from design to integration in cutting‑edge ICs and software content. The role calls for strong ownership, analytical rigor, and the ability to connect detailed engineering work to broad platform behavior while shaping Synopsys’s