Lead SerDes Software Engineer – 224G PAM4

Eridu; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Eridu in Silicon Valley seeks a highly experienced SerDes software engineer to lead the development, bring-up, validation, and optimization of next-generation high-speed interfaces. You will work on 224 Gb/s PAM4 SerDes, Ethernet, PCIe, and UCIe interconnects in advanced networking and compute silicon.

You will develop embedded software and firmware for configuring, calibrating, and monitoring SerDes PHYs; lead bring-up; and create tooling for automated characterization and production testing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field.
• Typically 10+ years in SerDes firmware, PHY software, silicon bring-up, or high-speed interface validation.
• Strong understanding of PAM4/NRZ signaling, jitter, channel loss, and eye diagrams.
• Experience with Ethernet SerDes and PCIe PHYs; strong C/C++ programming.
• Experience with lab/test equipment and automation for SerDes characterization.

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded software/firmware for configuring and monitoring high-speed SerDes PHYs.
• Lead bring-up and optimization of 224G PAM4 SerDes in Ethernet, PCIe, and UCIe contexts.
• Develop software support for PCIe SerDes, including link training and diagnostics.
• Create APIs, drivers, and diagnostic tools for SerDes control.
• Build automated characterization and production-test software for SerDes.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded firmware

SerDes

Python

HDL/FPGA

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in EE/CE/CS

Tools

MDIO

I2C

SPI

PCIe config

Job description

Eridu in Silicon Valley seeks a highly experienced SerDes software engineer to lead the development, bring-up, validation, and optimization of next-generation high-speed interfaces. You will work on 224 Gb/s PAM4 SerDes, Ethernet, PCIe, and UCIe interconnects in advanced networking and compute silicon.

You will develop embedded software and firmware for configuring, calibrating, and monitoring SerDes PHYs; lead bring-up; and create tooling for automated characterization and production testing