Senior Digital Design Engineer Speed I​/O and Photonics

What You'll Be Doing:

• Area:
  Frontend development – working on high‑speed DSPs, silicon photonics IPs, and chips; participating in chip‑level features, programming model, and application interface definitions; collaborating with analog designers and system architects to develop micro‑architecture specifications, calibration and adaptation algorithms, translated into RTL and firmware designs.
• Area:
  Backend design – defining and building synthesis constraints and driving timing closure; evaluating PPA trade‑offs based on synthesis and P&R feedback.
• Area:
  Post‑silicon – actively participating in silicon bring‑up; building testing scripts for debugging, characterization, performance tuning, and production; working with cross‑functional teams for successful production.

• B.S. or M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in high‑speed digital design, proficient with front‑end design flow and tools.
• Deep understanding of Verilog or System Verilog, logic design concepts, and typical structures.
• Good understanding of design for test, timing constraints, and static timing analysis.
• Experience with industry verification methodologies, such as UVM.

• Knowledge of optical transceiver devices and integrated components such as modulators, detectors, and TIAs.
• Experience with Ser Des architecture and building blocks such as CDR, DFE, CTLE, TXFIR.
• Experience with digital assist analog designs, such as calibrations.
• Familiarity with mixed‑signal circuit design concepts and experience in behavior modeling of mixed‑signal circuits.
• Knowledge of physical‑layer and communication protocols, such as Ethernet, Infini Band, PCIe, and USB.
• Understanding of on‑chip microcontrollers and standard peripherals, with exposure to hardware and firmware co‑design.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is $136,000 USD – $218,500 USD for Level3, and $168,000 USD – $264,500 USD for Level
4. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

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