What are the responsibilities and job description for the SerDes Applications Design Engineer position at Advanced Micro Devices, Inc?
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THE ROLE:
The candidate will join a highly visible team of physical interface experts concentrated on SerDes interfaces across AMD products. The team works across a large swath of AMD teams and is instrumental in the delivery of leading-edge high-speed interface capabilities.
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:
- SerDes applications and system design for the next generation high-speed transceiver
- Collaborate with analog/mixed-signal design teams to define specifications for TX/RX front-end circuits, PLLs, CDRs, and data converters
- Define SerDes system-level and block level validation plan
- Drive innovation in SerDes architectures to support emerging standards and custom protocols for hyperscale and AI workloads
- Perform end-to-end channel analysis across backplane, midplane, and cable assemblies within rack-level systems
- Define PCB stack-up, routing topology, and via structures optimized for high-speed SerDes channels, including differential pair impedance control, return path continuity, and crosstalk mitigation
- Define IBIS-AMI models validation and hardware correlation methodology
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
- Knowledge and experience in high-speed I/O design and electrical compliance testing in Ethernet and PCIe
- Experience with SI tools, HSPICE, HFSS, ADS or similar
- Hands-on experience with high-speed oscilloscopes, BERTs, VNA and spectrum analyzer for SI/PI analysis
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:
- BS or MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering preferred
LOCATION: San Jose, CA
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