What are the responsibilities and job description for the SerDes Applications Engineer position at Advanced Micro Devices, Inc?
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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
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
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