Application Engineer

Credo•San Jose, CA

1d•$80,000 - $130,000•Onsite

About The Position

Team Credo is looking for an Application Engineer to join our mission to transform connectivity at scale. This role will play a critical role in advancing semiconductor technologies through innovative design, development, and testing. This position offers opportunities for cross-functional collaboration in a high-tech environment, ideal for professionals passionate about microelectronics and integrated systems. Credo’s mission is to transform connectivity at scale through fast, reliable, and energy-efficient system solutions. Our high-speed copper and optical interconnect products deliver industry-leading power and performance at up to 1.6T to meet the ever-expanding data infrastructure demands of AI. Our product portfolio includes ZeroFlap (ZF) Active Electrical Cables (AECs) and ZF optical transceivers, OmniConnect memory solutions, and a suite of retimers and DSPs for optical and copper Ethernet and PCIe, all leveraging the PILOT diagnostic and analytics software platform. Credo innovations enable our customers to connect the systems that connect the world.

Requirements

BS with +2 years of experience or MS in EE/CE.
Background in mixed-signal and DSP-based systems.
Understanding of high-speed SerDes architectures and CDR/PLL.
Basic knowledge/understanding of analog and digital circuits.
Skills in Python and C programming to develop Serdes automation for link-up, training and data analysis.

Nice To Haves

Experience with IEEE 802.3 compliance testing and SerDes performance characterization, including measurement of key metrics such as JTOL, BER, jitter, and PAM4 signal integrity.
Experience with ≥56G SerDes (112G/224G preferred).
Knowledge of equalization: FFE, CTLE, DFE
Knowledge of adaptive signal processing, coding, and FEC algorithms a strong plus.
Experience with high-speed test equipment (Scopes, BERTs, Spectrum Analyzers).
Good debug and data analysis skill is requested.

Responsibilities

Regular attending technical reviews with design team.
Participation in new product testing and developing Python script.
Onsite debugging of issues.
Willingness to go above and beyond to resolve high priority issues.
Collaborate to develop test plans with multiple teams and disciplines.
Create customer-facing documentation like handbooks and Application Notes with reference designs.
Define, test and implement complex SERDES training algorithms for a multi-rack system involving a wide variety of channels on boards, in systems, over copper backplanes, and optical fibers.