Optical SerDes Validation engineer

AMD; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD in San Jose seeks an Optical & SerDes Validation Engineer to develop and validate high-speed optical link performance across SerDes interfaces. You will collaborate with design teams to translate specifications into robust test solutions and contribute to production-ready validation strategies.

The role emphasizes hands-on testing with optical lab instruments, scripting for automation, and a focus on data analysis to drive improvements in link performance and reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical or Computer Engineering is required.
• Experience with optical validation and test development is preferred.
• Strong communication skills and teamwork are essential.

Responsibilities

• Validate and characterize optical SerDes link performance against design targets and datasheets.
• Troubleshoot optical link issues with internal and external teams; provide design feedback.
• Collaborate with architects and design engineers to validate optical modules and interfaces.
• Ensure extinction ratio and eye metrics meet industry standards.
• Develop test automation with scripting to improve data analysis efficiency.

Skills

Optical validation

Scripting

Data post-processing

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

DCA

Tunable Filter

PDFA

OSA

High-speed scopes

BERT

VNA

Job description

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD.

At AMD, we believetechnology has the power to solve the world’s most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day, innovation at AMDis shapingthefuture.

Whetheryou’redesigning next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, orbringing leading edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger— technologythat moves the world forward.Join us and, together, we’ll advance your career.

THE ROLE

As an Optical & SerDes Validation Engineer in the SerDes Technology team, you will collaborate with various Product Development Groups, Silicon Design, DFT, Packaging, and interface with key technology partners. This individual serves as a critical technical point of contact to ensure best-practices and new test concepts are architected, developed, and driven throughout the organization. This position focuses primarily on developing characterization and validation test solutions for optical links (co-packaged optics, optical interconnects) with additional exposure to electrical SerDes validation. You will be part of a larger team that defines test solutions from concept, development, to production deployment.

IF YOU HAVE A KEEN INTEREST IN THE LATEST OPTICAL LINK VALIDATION AND CHARACTERIZATION METHODOLOGY, EXCEL IN TEAMWORK AND POSSESS STRONG COMMUNICATION SKILLS, YOUR PROFILE ALIGNS WELL WITH OUR REQUIREMENTS. WE ARE SEEKING A HIGHLY MOTIVATED INDIVIDUAL SKILLED IN OPTIMIZING HIGH-SPEED OPTICAL LINK PERFORMANCE AND CAPABLE OF IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING ISSUES WITHIN A COLLABORATIVE TEAM ENVIRONMENT. FAMILIARITY WITH ELECTRICAL SERDES VALIDATION IS A VALUABLE COMPLEMENT TO THIS ROLE.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Validate and characterize AMD's optical SerDes link functionality and performance against design targets, product requirements, datasheet and industry standards
• Working closely with internal and external teams to troubleshoot optical link issues and determine root cause. Feedback to designers and architects for design improvements
• Collaborate with architects, design engineers, and application engineers to understand specifications and features to validate and characterize optical modules and interfaces
• Ensure and enhance optical link performance extinction ratio, TDECQ, eye/BER over optical channels compliant to relevant industry standards
• Develop test automations with advanced scripting and programming skills to improve test and data analysis efficiency and coverage

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Hands-on experience with optical lab instruments such as DCA, Tunable Filter, PDFA, OSA etc
• Experience testing/characterizing optical transceivers, pluggable modules, or co-packaged optics
• Experience in mixed signal analysis and issue debug across optical domains
• Experience in scripting test automation, demo GUI, customer supporting scripts
• Experience with high-speed scopes, BERT, VNA, or other electrical lab equipment is a plus
• Experience in SerDes electrical compliance for industry standards such as PCIe, Ethernet is a plus
• Understanding of Signal Integrity and/or Power Integrity is a plus
• Familiarity with advanced data post-processing techniques is a plus

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

LOCATION

San Jose, CA

VISA SPONSORSHIP

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.