Digital Signal Processing and System Validation Engineer (SerDes)

Location: Onsite in San Jose, California, USA

Company

hirify.global develops connectivity and semiconductor technologies, including optical data center connectivity products.

What you will do

• Design digital signal processing blocks for next-generation optical data center connectivity products.
• Validate ASIC architectures through pre-silicon and post-silicon activities.
• Translate CDR and equalization architectures into synthesizable Verilog code.
• Evaluate ADC-based optical and electrical interconnect architectures, including 100G/200G/400G-per-lane PAM4 and NRZ designs.
• Optimize designs for performance, power, cost, timing margins, and testability.
• Collaborate across technical and management functions to drive project results.

Requirements

• MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering with 10+ years of relevant experience, or PhD with 7+ years of experience.
• Experience designing digital signal processing solutions for SerDes and high-speed data center networking.
• Experience validating digital and analog mixed-signal IPs after silicon.
• Proficiency with Matlab, Simulink, Verilog-HDL, and SystemVerilog.
• Experience with NCVerilog, NCSIM, Simvision, Spyglass, synthesis, CDC, static timing analysis, and SDF-annotated simulations.
• Understanding of DFT, scan concepts, DFT-friendly RTL, and parasitic delays.

Nice to have

• Experience with high-speed ADC, FFE, DFE, and CDR adaptation algorithms for PAM4 signals.
• Understanding of signal integrity and power integrity modeling for high-speed designs.
• Experience with Verilog-AMS simulation and behavioral models of analog circuits.
• Experience optimizing logic for low power and timing margins.
• Strong communication, collaboration, innovation, and task-management skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Eligibility for a discretionary annual bonus and new-hire and annual equity awards.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• 401(k) participation with company matching and an Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• Employee Assistance Program, paid holidays, paid sick leave, and vacation time.
• Paid family leave and other legally applicable leaves of absence.