Analog Design, Staff Engineer, System Architecture

System Architecture Team

You will be part of an R&D team developing 32Gbps NRZ and 112Gbps PAM4 serial-link transceivers. Specifically, you will be responsible for modelling, design, analysis, and algorithms the transmitter and receiver mixed signal (analog and digital) front-end.   We are looking for an engineer with theoretical knowledge and practical experience to contribute to the team. You will work with a cross functional design team of analog and digital designers, and hardware engineers. 

You will be involved in all stages of development including: 

• Architecture: definition of architecture and specifications for the transmitter and receiver 

• Modelling:   design and maintenance of the system level model 

• Sign-off: system level simulation of the design performance across multiple protocols and channels 

• Silicon: qualification and correlation of performance and algorithms in silicon 

• Customers:  assisting customers on system level performance and algorithmic issues  

Required: You have an MSc or PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering. 

Due to the cross disciplinary nature of this position, key qualifications include one or more of the following:

• Modelling - experience in Matlab/C/systemVerilog modeling of circuits and systems 

• Analog – background in high-speed analog CMOS circuit design 

• Digital – experience with DSP 

• Hardware – awareness on per-protocol handing of RX and TX adaptation ; hands on experience in measurement of transceiver performance 

• Communications theory – equalization, coding, noise/crosstalk filtering 

Beneficial Experience:

• Experience in analyzing link budgets for either NRZ and PAM4 high-speed serial links 

• Familiarity with modelling of SERDES transmitters and receivers in Matlab or similar tool 

• Knowledge of circuit topologies in high-speed Rx/Tx SerDes PHY 

• Understanding of Tx/Rx equalization techniques. 

• Knowledge of CDR architectures and CDR loop dynamics 

• Knowledge about common high-speed serial data protocols including PCIe, Ethernet, JESD, and CPRI 

• Experience in lab testing of high-speed serial links  

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