Senior SerDes Architect & Technical Lead (PAM4)

Omnidesigntech; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Omni Design is seeking a SerDes architect and development lead focused on PAM4 ADC and DAC based wireline technologies. You will work with customers to understand requirements and lead the development from specification through layout supervision, silicon evaluation and product introduction.

The role demands 10+ years in high‑performance analog or mixed‑signal ICs, strong PAM4 expertise, and a proven track record of taking designs to production.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of analog or mixed-signal IC development in advanced CMOS processes.
• Thorough familiarity with high-speed PAM4 topologies.
• Design experience for bandgap references, op-amps, comparators, DLL/PLL, CTLEs, CDRs.
• Strong understanding of analog and digital equalization.
• Proven track record of bringing designs to production.
• Ability to define products with customers and work with global teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead transistor-level design from initial spec through layout supervision and silicon evaluation.
• Collaborate with customers to understand requirements and translate to product specs.
• Oversee evaluation, characterization and introduction of new silicon to market.
• Coordinate with design teams across geographic locations to ensure on-time delivery.
• Ensure layout parasitic extraction considerations and ESD/EM compliance.

Skills

SerDes architecture

PAM4 architectures

Analog/mixed-signal design

Transistor-level design

Customer collaboration

Layout supervision

Production readiness

Circuit simulation

EM/ESD considerations

Noise and mismatch analysis

Tools

Cadence

Virtuoso

Spectre

HSPICE

MATLAB

Job description

Omni Design is seeking a SerDes architect and development lead focused on PAM4 ADC and DAC based wireline technologies. You will work with customers to understand requirements and lead the development from specification through layout supervision, silicon evaluation and product introduction.

The role demands 10+ years in high‑performance analog or mixed‑signal ICs, strong PAM4 expertise, and a proven track record of taking designs to production.