SerDes Applications Engineer

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THE ROLE:

We are seeking a SerDes Application Engineer to drive the bring-up, characterization, and customer enablement of our high-speed serial interface IP. You will be the technical bridge between SerDes IP design teams and SoC/system integrators, owning the end-to-end success of PCIe and Ethernet links from first silicon through volume production. This role combines deep PHY expertise with hands-on lab work and direct customer engagement.

THE PERSON:

The ideal candidate is self-motivated to work independently as well as collaboratively with engineers across a variety of AMD design, verification, and validation teams.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead first-silicon bring-up of SerDes PHYs PCIe and Ethernet protocols
• Serve as primary technical escalation point for customer SerDes issues across pre-silicon, bring-up, and production phases
• Drive PCIe compliance testing Ethernet IEEE compliance, and interop testing
• Develop automated test scripts and regression suites for link stability, retry behavior, and stress conditions
• Partner with SerDes design, firmware, SI/PI, and package teams to feed lab learnings back into next-gen IP
• Hands-on experience with various lab equipment for silicon bring-up and validation

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Familiar with industry standards such as Ethernet and PCIe
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with pronounced attention to details

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• BS or MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering preferred

LOCATION:San Jose, CA

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AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers. We consider candidates regardless of age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status.

 

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