Originally posted 29 July 2026 by the employer.
This role focuses on Signal Integrity and Power Integrity for LPDDR4/5/6 and PCIe Gen4/5/6/7 interfaces.
About the role
The role is the system SI/PI owner across the full platform (SoC ↔ package ↔ board ↔ connectors ↔ external systems) with a focus on LPDDR and PCIe interfaces.
What you'll do
- Own end-to-end SI/PI closure for programs from pre-silicon to production.
- Define design targets and layout design guidelines for high-speed interfaces.
- Influence architecture decisions early in the product lifecycle and ensure SI/PI alignment with product KPIs.
- Drive new IP co-design across IC/IO/PHY, package, and PCB.
- Ensure compliance to JEDEC, PCI-SIG, MIPI, and IEEE standards.
- Lead debug of eye collapse / jitter margin issues, crosstalk, power noise, and silicon-package-board interactions.
What you'll need
- 12 years in Signal Integrity / Power Integrity / High-speed systems.
- Proven ownership of multiple tapeouts or high-volume products.
- Deep expertise in Transmission line theory, EM fundamentals, SI/PI interactions, and jitter/noise coupling.
- Hands-on experience with HFSS, ADS, Sigrity, CST, SIwave, HSPICE tools.
- Hands-on experience with VNA, TDR, and real-time scopes for measurement.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, or a related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering experience OR Master's degree and 3+ years OR PhD and 2+ years.
Nice to have
- Experience with packaging technologies like FCBGA, 2.5D/3D.
- Experience with Data center, Compute, and Servers products.
- Track record of Patents, standards contributions, or published work.
Skills: signal integrity, power integrity, high-speed interfaces, PCIe, LPDDR, HFSS
This role has been open 63 days — well below the 76-day median for High-Speed IO/SerDes Design roles.
High-Speed IO/SerDes Design · Serdes Highspeed
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Open roles in category
239
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Median days open
76 d
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Median salary
$177k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (239 roles · 49 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 20 | 239 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 74 | 1385 · 108 employers |
| Median days open | 59 d | 76 d (−17 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $177k |
Skills observed across this category: signal integrity, power integrity, high-speed interfaces, PCIe, LPDDR, HFSS
Who's hiring in this category
- AMD · 28 open roles · median 64 d
- Synopsys · 26 open roles · median 44 d
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 20 open roles · median 58 d
- Cadence Design Systems · 18 open roles · median 181 d
- Apple · 12 open roles · median 7 d
- NVIDIA · 11 open roles · median 116 d
How we counted: 239 open High-Speed IO/SerDes Design (Serdes Highspeed) roles from 49 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 30 Sept 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 Analog & Mixed-Signal family row. Figures refresh nightly.