Lead IC – Driver Development & High-Speed Transceiver Test Automation - Santa Clara, CA, United States
Originally posted 21 April 2026 by the employer — open 142 days.
This role focuses on embedded driver development, high-speed transceiver testing, and DSP-driven measurements.
About the role
This role involves leading a high-performing engineering team and directly contributing to embedded driver development, automation, test platform design, data analysis, and manufacturing deployment. The position is accountable for architecting test automation platforms and supporting the deployment of automated test solutions at U.S. contract manufacturing sites.
What you'll do
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of driver developers, embedded firmware engineers, and test automation engineers.
- Define and communicate the roadmap for embedded driver development, automation architecture, DSP-based test workflows, and system integration.
- Design and develop embedded firmware and low-level software drivers for STM32-based and custom Coherent test platforms using C/C++, C#, and VB.NET.
- Develop automated test solutions for high-speed transceiver modules, including waveform analysis, DSP-driven measurements, and ML-enabled optimization.
- Integrate new test boards into the existing software architecture and support U.S. contract manufacturers with test implementation and debugging.
- Perform advanced statistical analysis (SPC, GR&R, correlation studies) to qualify automated testers and validate system performance.
What you'll need
- BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
- 5+ years of experience in embedded systems, driver development, or test automation, with at least 3–5 years in leadership, technical management, or team-lead capacity.
- Proven experience developing firmware and low-level drivers in C, C++, C#, and VB.NET, with a strong preference for STM32 microcontroller experience.
- Strong understanding of high-speed digital signaling, transceiver testing (NRZ, PAM4), and DSP concepts.
- Experience building and deploying automation frameworks and factory-level test systems.
- Proficiency in instrument communication protocols: GPIB, SCPI, I²C, UART.
Skills: embedded firmware, driver development, test automation, DSP, high-speed transceiver
This role has been open 175 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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| Metric | Coherent Corp | All employers we track in this specialty (217 roles · 44 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in category | 2 | 217 |
| Median days open | 175 d | 91 d (+84 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $185k |
Skills observed across this category: embedded firmware, driver development, test automation, DSP, high-speed transceiver
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.