SI/PI Characterization Engineer

Platform Recruitment; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Onsite role in Mountain View, CA

401(k) and Roth IRA with 5% company

Parental leave

Equity

Job summary

Platform Recruitment is seeking a SIPI Characterization Engineer for an AI hardware client in Mountain View, CA. The role focuses on high-speed SerDes and PDN characterization across AI accelerator systems, from design through production.

The candidate will build automated test frameworks, optimize SerDes performance, and collaborate with SIPI, PCB, package, and silicon teams to shape future designs.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years' industry experience in hardware characterisation or SI/PI engineering.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering.
• Strong understanding of SerDes architecture, equalisation, jitter, and link margin analysis.
• Excellent knowledge of transmission line theory and high-speed signal integrity.
• Strong understanding of PDN design, target impedance, resonance, and voltage regulator dynamics.
• Hands-on experience with electrical test and measurement equipment.
• Experience developing test automation using Python preferred.
• AI accelerator/GPU validation, PCIe compliance, SPC, or advanced PCB/package design experience.

Responsibilities

• Characterise high-speed SerDes interfaces including PCIe, Ethernet, and custom protocols
• Perform BER testing, eye diagram analysis, PVT characterisation, and channel measurements
• Optimise SerDes Tx/Rx equalisation and analyse link performance
• Characterise power delivery networks, transient noise, voltage droop, and PDN impedance
• Develop scalable automated test frameworks for thousands of SerDes channels
• Integrate oscilloscopes, BERTs, VNAs, and power analysers into automated test flows
• Build data pipelines for test analysis, visualisation, and rapid troubleshooting
• Work closely with SIPI, PCB, package, and silicon design teams to influence future designs

Skills

SerDes architecture

Signal integrity

Jitter analysis

Test automation

Python scripting

Power delivery networks

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

BERTs

VNAs

Power analysers

Test automation frameworks

Job description

My client, an innovative AI hardware company, is looking for a SIPI Characterization Engineer to join its hardware team. The role will focus on electrical characterisation of high-speed SerDes interfaces and power delivery networks across advanced AI accelerator systems, working from early-stage design through to production.

Key Responsibilities

• Characterise high-speed SerDes interfaces including PCIe, Ethernet, and custom protocols
• Perform BER testing, eye diagram analysis, PVT characterisation, and channel measurements
• Optimise SerDes Tx/Rx equalisation and analyse link performance
• Characterise power delivery networks, transient noise, voltage droop, and PDN impedance
• Develop scalable automated test frameworks for thousands of SerDes channels
• Integrate oscilloscopes, BERTs, VNAs, and power analysers into automated test flows
• Build data pipelines for test analysis, visualisation, and rapid troubleshooting
• Work closely with SIPI, PCB, package, and silicon design teams to influence future designs

Requirements

• 5–10 years' industry experience in hardware characterisation or SI/PI engineering
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering
• Strong understanding of SerDes architecture, equalisation, jitter, and link margin analysis
• Excellent knowledge of transmission line theory and high-speed signal integrity
• Strong understanding of PDN design, target impedance, resonance, and voltage regulator dynamics
• Hands-on experience with electrical test and measurement equipment
• Experience developing test automation using Python preferred
• AI accelerator/GPU validation, PCIe compliance, SPC, or advanced PCB/package design experience

What’s on Offer

• $120k–$600k base salary depending on experience, plus equity
• Onsite role in Mountain View, CA
• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) and/or Roth IRA with 5% company contribution
• Paid parental leave and flexible spending accounts
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI accelerator and semiconductor technology