SerDes Validation Engineer

Overview

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. This Client is an American multinational semiconductor company based in Austin, that develops computer processors and related technologies for business and consumer markets. Global company that specializes in manufacturing semiconductor devices used in computer processing. The company also produces flash memories, graphics processors, motherboard chip sets, and a variety of components used in consumer electronics goods.

Job Title: SerDes Validation Engineer

Duration: 12 Months

Location: San Jose, CA

Work Type: Onsite

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Job Description

Key responsibilities:

• Develops characterization and silicon validation plans for high speed transceivers
• Defines methodologies for characterization and silicon validation of high speed serial systems
• Characterize high speed SERDES with automated flows
• Data analysis and create characterization reports
• Correlation of pre-silicon results with silicon measurements
• Drives direct and cross-functional teams to expand capability, productivity and effectiveness to deliver improvements in cost, quality and manufacturability
  
  

Preferred Experience

• Experience in characterizing PLL, CDR, TX/RX analog front-end
• PLL phase noise measurement, transmitter output jitter measurement, receiver jitter tolerance measurement
• Hands on experience in laboratory environment, using lab equipment such as sampling oscilloscope, high performance BERT, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, BERT scopes, function/pulse generator
• Experience in transceiver electrical compliance testing (PCIE, IEEE 802.3, OIF-CEI)
• Experience in using automated methodologies to maximize use of equipment
• Experience working with FPGA and/or SOC Architectures
• Understanding of PCB schematic and layout
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and debugging skills
• Experience in protocol testing (PCIE, SATA, SGMII, 100GBASE-X)
• Skills: Verilog, Python, Perl, TCL
  
  

Academic Credentials

BSEE/MSEE with 0-2 years of experience in product characterization or validation field

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

TekWissen is an emerging global human capital, recruitment and IT services organization. Operating since 2009, we draw upon more than a decade of staffing experience to deliver critical talent acquisition solutions and IT engagements for our clients. We re founded on a culture that is passionate about delivering tailored solutions, that create lasting partnerships.

Our global footprint covers six countries: United States, Canada, Australia, India, United Kingdom and the Philippines. This allows us to work in close partnership with organizations and manage everything from global talent needs with demanding resourcing strategies, to single sites with lower recruitment volumes.

TekWissen is an equal opportunity employer supporting workplace diversity.