Senior Serdes System Design Engineer/Architect
BroadcomJob Title
Senior Serdes System Design Engineer/Architect
Role Summary
Design and architect system-level DSP and signal-processing solutions for high-speed SerDes (100G+) within the Physical Layer Products division. Work with analog, digital, and lab teams to implement, verify, and validate algorithms in advanced silicon process nodes for production.
Experience Level
Senior — requires significant prior experience. See Education Requirements for explicit years-of-experience guidance.
Responsibilities
Deliver system models, run simulations, define architecture and test plans, and support lab validation and customer-facing documentation.
- Develop channel models and run system-level simulations to define SerDes architecture and trade-offs.
- Define and document signal-processing block requirements, architecture, and lab test plans.
- Implement bit-exact MATLAB and C/C++ models for simulation and verification.
- Build and run simulation suites to evaluate architectural tradeoffs and perform vector matching with RTL simulations.
- Develop, test, and debug firmware tied to physical-layer functionality.
- Perform lab testing, debug SerDes silicon, and collaborate with DVT/lab engineers for production validation.
- Produce documentation and application notes and support customers and marketing as needed.
- Contribute to standards development (e.g., IEEE, OIF) relevant to next-generation wireline communications.
Requirements
Key technical must-haves and useful additional skills.
- Must-have: Expert knowledge of communication theory and digital signal processing algorithms.
- Must-have: Proficient in MATLAB and C/C++ for system modeling and verification.
- Must-have: Working knowledge of analog circuit behavior and transmission-line theory (S-parameters).
- Must-have: Strong hands-on lab skills for testing and debugging SerDes designs.
- Nice-to-have: Experience designing high-speed CDR/PLL circuits.
- Nice-to-have: Experience with equalization techniques for wireline/read-channel applications.
- Nice-to-have: RTL coding experience and familiarity with IEEE 802.3, OIF 100G/200G/400G SerDes, PCIe Gen6/Gen7.
Education Requirements
B.S.E.E. plus 8+ years of relevant experience, OR M.S.E.E. plus 6+ years of relevant experience. Degree focus: Electrical Engineering (EE) or closely related technical fields.
About the Company
Company: Broadcom
Headquarters: Irvine, California, United States
Broadcom is a global technology leader that designs, develops, and supplies a wide range of semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions. The company is known for its innovations in wireless and broadband communications, enabling a connected world.
