Link Validation Engineer
Originally posted July 28, 2026 by the employer.
About the role
Link Validation Engineers support the DVT and bringup of the core optical link and PHY.
What you'll do
- Execute bringup and DVT for the core optical link and PHY.
- Validate optical link performance, evaluating parameters including TDECQ, jitter, and BER.
- Interface with both electrical and optical PHY systems during testing.
- Contribute to the design process of PHYs and electro-optic PHYs.
What you'll need
- Hands-on experience with the bringup and DVT process of optical links and PHYs.
- Deep understanding of both electrical and optical PHY systems.
- Deep understanding of optical links, including TDECQ, jitter, and BER.
- Hands-on experience contributing to the design process of PHYs, ideally electro-optic PHYs.
Nice to have
- Experience with clock forwarded optical links.
- Experience with both copper SERDES system bringup as well as optical PHY system bringup.
- Experience with wide and slow optical architectures.
Skills: validation, bringup, DVT, optical link, PHY, TDECQ
More semiconductor jobs: Silicon validation jobs
First seen in our index 0 days ago, well below the 42-day median for Post-Silicon Validation roles.
Post-Silicon Validation · Silicon Validation
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Open roles in category
484
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Median days since first seen
42 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$168k
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| Metric | Volantis Semiconductor | All employers we track in this specialty (484 roles · 70 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 1 | 484 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 3 | 2555 · 134 employers |
| Median days since first seen | 0 d | 42 d (+42 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | n/a | $168k |
Skills observed across this category: validation, bringup, DVT, optical link, PHY, TDECQ
Who's hiring in this category
- AMD · 66 open roles · median 40 d
- Qualcomm · 53 open roles · median 42 d
- Apple · 29 open roles · median 22 d
- Micron Technology · 29 open roles · median 50 d
- NVIDIA · 27 open roles · median 44 d
- Microchip Technology · 21 open roles · median 91 d
How we counted: 484 open Post-Silicon Validation (Silicon Validation) roles from 70 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 14 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there, and is counted in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family row. Days are counted from when our index first saw each posting, not from the employer's original posting date.