Senior PCIe Analog Characterization Engineer - Chandler, Arizona, United States
$198,100 - $268,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 14 August 2026 by the employer.
Work on PCIe Gen5, Gen6, and Gen7 technologies.
About the role
This role involves the electrical validation and compliance testing of PCIe interfaces. You will be working with PCIe Gen5 through Gen7 technologies.
What you'll do
- Conduct electrical compliance validation of PCIe TX and RX for PCIe Gen5, Gen6, and Gen7 devices.
- Complete PCI-SIG compliance measurements using high-speed oscilloscopes, BERTs, and protocol analyzers.
- Characterize high-speed interfaces and debug electrical, interoperability, and link training issues.
- Develop and complete validation plans, analyze results, and provide clear technical reports.
- Collaborate with engineering teams across multiple functions to identify root causes and drive product improvements.
- Support PCI-SIG Compliance Workshops and product qualification activities.
What you'll need
- 5+ years of experience validating high-speed serial interfaces, with expertise in PCI Express.
- Practical experience conducting PCIe TX and RX compliance testing, including eye diagrams, jitter analysis, equalization verification, and receiver tolerance testing.
- Strong understanding of PCIe architecture, link training, signal integrity, and high-speed electrical measurements.
- Experience working with PCIe Gen5 is required.
- Proficiency using laboratory equipment including high-bandwidth oscilloscopes, BERTs, protocol analyzers, and network analyzers.
- Experience working with PCIe conformance software and automated testing environments.
Nice to have
- Programming or scripting experience with Python or similar languages for test automation.
Skills: PCIe TX and RX, PCI-SIG compliance, high-speed oscilloscopes, BERT, protocol analyzers, signal integrity
This role has been open 62 days — well above the 42-day median for Post-Silicon Validation roles.
Post-Silicon Validation · Silicon Validation
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Open roles in category
409
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Median days open
42 d
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Median salary
$167k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Arm Holdings | All employers we track in this specialty (409 roles · 61 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 8 | 409 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 16 | 2226 · 113 employers |
| Median days open | 85 d | 42 d (+43 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $167k |
Skills observed across this category: PCIe TX and RX, PCI-SIG compliance, high-speed oscilloscopes, BERT, protocol analyzers, signal integrity
Who's hiring in this category
- AMD · 58 open roles · median 43 d
- Micron Technology · 39 open roles · median 39 d
- Qualcomm · 36 open roles · median 28 d
- NVIDIA · 26 open roles · median 23 d
- Microchip Technology · 22 open roles · median 68 d
- Graphcore · 20 open roles · median 121 d
How we counted: 409 open Post-Silicon Validation (Silicon Validation) roles from 61 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 17 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family row. Figures refresh nightly.