DSP System Engineering Intern - Pavia, Italy
Analog & Mixed-Signal Design
Originally posted 5 June 2026 by the employer — open 97 days.
About the role
This role focuses on high speed serial data transmission (SerDes) through electrical and optical media.
What you'll do
- Work on link budgeting, non-ideality modeling, and system simulation.
- Analyze DSP challenges and opportunities.
- Explore and compare different optimization directions.
- Generate tradeoff curves of performance and cost.
What you'll need
- Last year of master’s degree in electrical engineering or Master degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields.
- Familiarity with Digital Communication.
- Knowledge about Digital Signal Processing (DSP).
- Familiarity with simulation of communication systems.
- Proficiency in English (both written and verbal).
Nice to have
- Good understanding of analog and digital design.
Skills: SerDes, PHY design, DSP, digital communication, non-ideality modeling, system simulation
Market context
This role has been open 165 days — well above the 91-day median for High-Speed IO/SerDes Design roles.
High-Speed IO/SerDes Design · Serdes Highspeed
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Open roles in category
217
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Median days open
91 d
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Median salary
$185k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Marvell Technology | All employers we track in this specialty (217 roles · 44 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in category | 5 | 217 |
| Median days open | 178 d | 91 d (+87 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $185k |
Skills observed across this category: SerDes, PHY design, DSP, digital communication, non-ideality modeling, system simulation
Who's hiring in this category
- AMD · 24 open roles · median 61 d
- Cadence Design Systems · 19 open roles · median 153 d
- Qualcomm · 17 open roles · median 74 d
- Synopsys · 16 open roles · median 53 d
- Broadcom · 11 open roles · median 142 d
- NVIDIA · 10 open roles · median 95 d
How we counted: 217 open High-Speed IO/SerDes Design (Serdes Highspeed) roles from 44 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 10 Sept 2026. Figures refresh nightly.