Senior Staff Analog Circuit Design Engineer (SerDes)

TL;DR

Senior Staff Analog Circuit Design Engineer (SerDes): Design and implement advanced analog and mixed-signal circuits for high-speed (112G and 224G) SerDes applications with an accent on high-performance analog blocks and subsystems. Focus on definition, verification, post-silicon validation, performance optimization, and cross-functional collaboration.

Location: Hybrid model requiring time on-site at hirify.global sites in US (California: Santa Clara, Folsom; Oregon: Hillsboro)

Salary: $164,470 - $361,480

Company

hirify.global's Central Engineering Group builds scalable engineering solutions across product enablement, custom ASIC, and foundry enablement.

What you will do

• Design and implement advanced analog and mixed-signal circuits for 112G/224G SerDes
• Define, design, and verify high-performance analog blocks and subsystems
• Conduct post-silicon validation and performance optimization
• Provide guidance to layout engineers and mentor junior designers
• Collaborate with system architects, digital designers, and layout teams
• Contribute to technical discussions, design reviews, and innovative high-speed interconnect solutions

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or STEM field
• 2+ years in analog/mixed-signal circuit design for high-speed SerDes or similar
• Experience in PLL, CDR, CTLE, DFE, ADC, LDO, Ref Gen, or TX design
• Core analog principles: noise, linearity, matching, stability
• Advanced FinFET CMOS processes
• Analog design tools: Cadence Virtuoso/ADE, HSPICE or equivalent

Nice to have

• Ph.D. in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or STEM
• Transmitter/receiver design, CDR loops, equalization
• High-speed standards: PCIe 6.0, 800G Ethernet, JESD, PCIe Gen4/5, 100G/400G Ethernet
• Verilog-A modeling, MATLAB, automation scripting (Python, Tcl)
• Signal integrity, channel modeling, system-level link analysis

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive pay, stock bonuses, health, retirement, vacation benefits
• Hybrid work model splitting on-site and off-site time
• Collaborative, cross-functional team environment
• Opportunities for technical reviews, mentoring, and innovation