Senior Serdes System Design Engineer/Architect

Location: USA-TX-Austin - River Place B7

Annual base salary: USD 143,800–230,000, plus discretionary annual bonus and equity awards.

Company

hirify.global develops high-speed SerDes products within its Physical Layer Products Division for advanced wireline communications.

What you will do

• Develop channel models and run simulations to define high-speed SerDes architectures.
• Define signal-processing block requirements, architectures, and laboratory test plans.
• Build bit-exact MATLAB and C/C++ system models and system-level simulation suites.
• Collaborate with analog and digital design teams on implementation in advanced silicon technology nodes.
• Perform RTL vector-matching verification, develop and debug physical-layer firmware, and validate SerDes designs in the laboratory.
• Support standards development, documentation, application notes, customer meetings, and technical collateral.

Requirements

• B.S.E.E. with 12+ years of relevant experience or M.S.E.E. with 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Expert knowledge of communication theory and digital signal-processing algorithms.
• Working knowledge of analog circuit behavior, transmission-line theory, and S-parameters.
• Expert-level MATLAB and C/C++ programming skills.
• Hands-on laboratory testing and debugging experience.
• Knowledge of IEEE 802.3/OIF 100G/200G/400G SerDes or PCIe Gen6/Gen7 standards is an advantage.

Nice to have

• Experience designing high-speed Clock and Data Recovery PLLs.
• Experience with equalization techniques for wireline communications, including read-channel applications.
• RTL coding experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with medical, dental, and vision plans.
• 401(k) participation with company matching and an Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• Discretionary annual bonus, competitive new-hire equity grants, and annual equity awards.
• Paid holidays, sick leave, vacation time, and applicable paid family leave.
• Employee Assistance Program and support for other legally applicable leaves of absence.