Senior SerDes Characterization & Post-Silicon Validation

K2 Space Corporation; Seattle (WA); Presencial; USD 170 000 - 250 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision coverage

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

Resumo da oferta

K2 Space Corporation, a leader in high-power satellites, seeks a hands-on Senior SerDes Characterization & Post-Silicon Validation Engineer to bring up, characterize, and validate high-speed SerDes interfaces in complex SoCs. You will collaborate across SerDes/IP, mixed-signal, digital, firmware, and systems teams.

You will help build our high-speed test and validation capability from the ground up, develop automated characterization and regression environments, and support product integration

Qualificações

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of high‑speed SerDes characterization or post-silicon validation experience.
• Strong understanding of NRZ/PAM4 signaling, jitter, BER, and channel loss.
• Hands‑on experience with high‑bandwidth measurement equipment.

Responsabilidades

• Lead post‑silicon bring‑up and characterization of high‑speed NRZ and PAM4 SerDes.
• Develop and execute electrical characterization plans across lanes and conditions.
• Characterize TX eye quality, jitter, amplitude, and link margin.
• Validate TX/RX equalization including FFE, CTLE, DFE and link‑training.
• Debug complex link issues across SerDes IP, clocks, power, and PCB/channel.
• Develop automated characterization environments and lab infrastructure.

Conhecimentos

SerDes characterization

Post-silicon validation

Signal integrity

High-speed measurement

Python scripting

Formação académica

BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or related field

Ferramentas

Oscilloscopes

BERTs

Pattern generators

VNAs

TDR/TDT

Laboratory automation tools

Descrição da oferta de emprego

K2 Space Corporation, a leader in high-power satellites, seeks a hands-on Senior SerDes Characterization & Post-Silicon Validation Engineer to bring up, characterize, and validate high-speed SerDes interfaces in complex SoCs. You will collaborate across SerDes/IP, mixed-signal, digital, firmware, and systems teams.

You will help build our high-speed test and validation capability from the ground up, develop automated characterization and regression environments, and support product integration