SerDes & Mixed-Signal Design Co-op

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) seeks a PhD student co-op in Electrical Engineering to contribute to high-speed, analog/mixed-signal circuit design. You will help define architectures, run simulations, and model RF/passive components for SerDes and silicon-photonics work.

Onsite in the San Jose/Santa Clara area, the role offers hands-on experience with DACs, ADCs, PLLs, clocking circuits, and advanced FinFET technologies as part of a world-class design team.

Qualifications

• PhD student pursuing Electrical Engineering or closely related field.
• Experience designing analog/mixed-signal circuits (ADCs/DACs/PLLs/CTLEs) for SerDes.
• Familiarity with high-speed SerDes architectures and circuit design.
• Proficient in MATLAB, SPICE and CAD tools for simulation and design.
• CMOS circuit design in advanced technology nodes.

Responsibilities

• Define circuit architectures optimized for high-bandwidth electrical/optical links.
• Perform link-level simulations using MATLAB and SPICE.
• Model on-die RF passive components (inductors, capacitors, optical structures).
• Design/build key circuit blocks: DACs, SAR-ADCs, sample-and-hold, analog front ends, PLLs, clocking networks.
• Gain exposure to high-speed ADC/DAC receivers and silicon-photonics transceivers.

Skills

Analog/mixed-signal design

SerDes architectures

Circuit simulation

MATLAB/SPICE CAD tools

CMOS design

Wireline/optical transceivers

Education

PhD student in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

MATLAB

SPICE

CAD tools

Job description

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) seeks a PhD student co-op in Electrical Engineering to contribute to high-speed, analog/mixed-signal circuit design. You will help define architectures, run simulations, and model RF/passive components for SerDes and silicon-photonics work.

Onsite in the San Jose/Santa Clara area, the role offers hands-on experience with DACs, ADCs, PLLs, clocking circuits, and advanced FinFET technologies as part of a world-class design team.