SerDes DSP System Sr. Architect
SynopsysJob Title
SerDes DSP System Sr. Architect
Role Summary
Senior system architect responsible for modelling, validating, and delivering high-speed SerDes transceiver system IP (PAM4) targeting PCIe and Ethernet standards. The role works across analog, digital, and hardware teams to develop system models, verify performance, and support post-silicon characterization and customer troubleshooting.
Experience Level
Senior - requires substantial experience; the posting specifies 13+ years of relevant experience.
Responsibilities
Primary technical responsibilities and cross-functional activities include:
- Develop and maintain system-level SerDes models (MATLAB/Simulink) for PAM4 transceivers targeting PCIe (128 Gbps+) and Ethernet (200 Gbps+).
- Run system simulations and perform sign-off verification across multiple protocols and channel conditions.
- Design and propose adaptive/calibration algorithms to optimize transceiver performance.
- Correlate simulation results with silicon measurements and support post-silicon analysis.
- Provide expert assistance to customers on system-level performance and troubleshooting.
- Collaborate with analog, digital, and hardware engineers throughout design and validation cycles.
- Support lab testing and characterization of high-speed serial links.
Requirements
Must-have technical skills and experience:
- 13+ years of relevant industry experience in high-speed SerDes system development.
- Strong modeling and simulation experience in MATLAB/Simulink.
- Deep knowledge of DSP and communications theory: equalization, encoding, noise and crosstalk filtering.
- Experience analyzing link budgets for PAM4 high-speed serial links.
- Experience with wireline protocols (PCIe, Ethernet, JESD204C, CPRI) and optical protocols referenced in the posting.
- Familiarity with circuit topologies used in high-speed SerDes Tx/Rx and equalization techniques.
- Hands-on lab testing experience for high-speed serial links.
- Proficiency in C, Verilog-A, and SystemVerilog; Python experience is a plus.
Education Requirements
M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
About the Company
Company: Synopsys
Headquarters: Mountain View, California, USA
Synopsys is a leading company in electronic design automation (EDA) and semiconductor IP solutions. It provides tools and services for designing and verifying complex semiconductor devices and systems. The company plays a pivotal role in the semiconductor industry, helping engineers innovate and deliver higher-quality products faster. Synopsys is committed to advancing technology standards and offers a range of software and hardware solutions to its clients globally.
