Staff Silicon Design Engineer - SerDes Validation
Analog & Mixed-Signal Design
About the role
This role involves post-silicon validation, characterization, and optimization of high-speed SerDes interfaces across multiple generations of AMD products.
What you'll do
- Perform post-silicon validation of high-speed SerDes.
- Understand industry requirements and specifications for high-speed IO.
- Develop validation methodologies for new industry standards.
- Characterize the latest SerDes designs.
- Debug SerDes issues with designers on Silicon.
- Generate specifications based on measured results.
What you'll need
- Experience in high-speed IO SerDes post-silicon validation.
- In-depth knowledge of industry standards such as PCIe, Display Port, JESD, SDI, OIF-CEI-11G/25G/56G/112G-VSR/SR/MR/LR, IEEE 802.3 KR/CR/CAUI/GAUI.
- Strong programming/scripting skills in Python, C/C++, TCL for firmware development, test methodology development, and test automation.
- Extensive experience with lab equipment including BERT, analyzers, oscilloscopes, PNA/VNA.
- Knowledge of SerDes general architectures and link level system analysis.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering/Electrical Engineering.
Nice to have
- Experience in system level serial link analysis and simulation, system performance optimization, and standard/architecture level study using tools such as MATLAB, ADS.
Skills: SerDes validation, high speed IO, PCIe, industry standards, post-silicon validation
Market context
This role has been open 64 days — well below the 89-day median for High-Speed IO/SerDes Design roles.
High-Speed IO/SerDes Design · Serdes Highspeed
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Open roles in category
215
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Median days open
89 d
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Median salary
$184k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | AMD | Market (215 open roles · 44 companies) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in category | 24 | 215 |
| Median days open | 60 d | 89 d (−29 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $184k |
Skills observed across this category: SerDes validation, high speed IO, PCIe, industry standards, post-silicon validation
Who's hiring in this category
- AMD (this employer) · 24 open roles · median 60 d
- Cadence Design Systems · 19 open roles · median 152 d
- Qualcomm · 18 open roles · median 68 d
- Synopsys · 16 open roles · median 52 d
- Broadcom · 11 open roles · median 141 d
- Micron Technology · 9 open roles · median 126 d
Based on 215 open roles at 44 companies in our index. Snapshot 9 Sept 2026.