SerDes Applications Engineer

8413 LSI Corporation; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Equity grants

Annual equity awards

Medical, dental and vision plans

401(k) with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Job summary

Broadcom, Inc. is seeking a SerDes Applications engineer for the ASIC Product Division (APD) in San Jose. You will work with customers from pre-sales to deployment, performing extensive testing of SerDes performance over customer channels and supporting silicon bring-up and integration.

The role requires deep SerDes, Ethernet/PCIe expertise, and strong scripting skills to automate tests and analysis. A highly motivated, independent contributor who can collaborate with customer hardware teams is

Qualifications

• MSEE degree and extensive SerDes design and bring-up experience.
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Responsibilities

• Validate SerDes performance on test silicon with setup and external channels representing customer applications.
• Work with SI and SerDes development teams to resolve performance marginality observed.
• Test evaluation boards with test silicon and document hardware/software for deployment at customer sites.
• Develop software/scripts to enable customers to run large loops with voltage/temperature margining across configurations and channels.
• Support customer queries on SerDes configuration, initialization sequence, reference clock, and power-noise specs.
• Diagnose root causes of link failures: BER/jitter/ISI/crosstalk/reference clock noise/power supply jitter.
• Author hardware design guides, PCB layout checklists, and fixture de-embedding notes.

Skills

High-speed SerDes design

Ethernet 100G/200G

PCIe Gen5/Gen6

Python/C scripting

Lab debugging with customer hardware

Signal integrity analysis

System-level testing

Education

MSEE degree

Tools

Oscilloscopes 50+ GHz

BERT

VNA/TDR

S-parameter touchstone extraction

Script automation (Python/C)

Job description

Job Description: SerDes Applications engineer for ASIC Product Division (APD). Work as part of a team of highly skilled applications engineers providing first class support to customers from pre-sales to product deployment. As part of the pre-sales, a candidate will engage in technical discussion about the SerDes IP applicable. Candidate will be required to understand the customer system, external channel and do extensive testing for evaluating SerDes performance over channels targeted for the customer systems. Responsibilities include testing evaluation boards, documentation of the hardware and software for deployment at customer site and support customer evaluation of SerDes performance with it. During integration of IP in customer design the candidate is required to support questions related to SerDes features, connectivity, simulation, STA, electrical interoperability, reference clock requirement and power noise masks. The successful candidate will work directly with the customer supporting bring up of silicon and system addressing any issue during the qualification or validation of the silicon. This individual must be highly motivated and capable of working independently or as part of a team

Education/Experience

MSEE plus 10 years relevant experience in SerDes design, validation and bring up of various system using 100G/200G Ethernet and Gen5/6 PCIe interfaces

Key Responsibilities

• Validation of SerDes performance on test silicon with setup and external channel(s) representing customer application
• Working with SI and SerDes development team to resolve any performance marginality observed
• Testing evaluation boards with test silicon, documentation of the hardware and software for deployment at customer site
• Development of software/scripts to enable customers to be able to run large number of loops with voltage, temperature margining over different configurations and channels
• Support customer queries related to configuration of the SerDes, initialization sequence, API, reference clock requirement, power noise specifications
• Diagnose root causes of link failures, including link downgrade, excessive BER, excessive jitter (random and deterministic), inter-symbol interference (ISI), crosstalk, reference clock phase noise, and power supply-induced jitter (PSIJ)
• Author hardware design guides, PCB layout checklists, scope automation scripts, and application notes on fixture de-embedding, S-parameter touchstone file extraction, and equalization tuning

Skills required

• Expertise in high speed serial interfaces design, equalization techniques, error correction codes, used with 200G and 400G serial interfaces and impact on performance with signal integrity, cross talk and power noise
• Deep understanding of Ethernet link training, PCIe LTSSM and overall familiarity with the respective standards
• Operate, calibrate, and automate high-speed test benches using real-time digital oscilloscopes (50+ GHz), Bit Error Rate Testers (BERT), Vector Network Analyzers (VNA/TDR), and Protocol Analyzers/Exercisers.
• Extensive knowledge of ASIC design flow including RTL, simulation, synthesis, STA and DFT
• Proficient in scripting using python or C
• Strong interpersonal skills with experience running lab-to-lab debug sessions with customer hardware teams.
• Excellent oral and written communication

Compensation and Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is USD 143,800.00 To USD 230,000.00 As a valued member of our team, you'll be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus and the opportunity to receive not only a competitive new hire equity grant, but also annual equity awards, connecting your success directly to the company's growth. All subject to relevant plan documents and award agreements. Broadcom offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package: Medical, dental and vision plans, 401(K) participation including company matching, Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), company paid holidays, paid sick leave and vacation time. The company follows all applicable laws for Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence. Broadcom is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability status, medical condition, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We will also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with local law. If you are located outside USA, please be sure to fill out a home address as this will be used for future correspondence.

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