SerDes Application Engineer
About The Position
In June of 2025, Broadcom announced the Tomahawk® 6 switch series of devices delivering a world’s first 102.4 Terabits/sec of switching capacity in a single chip – doubling the bandwidth of any Ethernet switch available on the market at the time. With unprecedented scale, energy efficiency, and AI-optimized features, Tomahawk 6 was built to power the next generation of scale-up and scale-out AI networks, delivering unmatched flexibility with support for 100G/200G SerDes and co-packaged optics (CPO). Broadcom's Core Switching Group (CSG) is looking for a SerDes Applications Engineer with focused expertise in serial IO technology who can help support some of it's largest Tier 1 customers operating at the bleeding edge including 200Gbps per lane PAM4 Ethernet interfaces and 64 GT/s PCIe Gen6 interfaces.
Requirements
- B.S./M.S. Electrical/Computer Engineering (or similar degrees)
- 8+ years of experience working with high speed SerDes and Analog IP
- Good understanding of high speed SerDes architecture
- Hands on experience with high speed debug and characterization
- Must have strong debug and problem-solving skills
- Experience with script-based test automation and strong scripting skills in general
- Strong understanding of channel loss, jitter, and typical impairments encountered in high speed serial IO designs
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with PCIe including Gen6
- Experience working with 100/200 Gbps per lane Ethernet interfaces
- Hands on Debug experience with high speed oscilloscopes, BERTs
- Experience in test and screening methodology for High-Speed interfaces
- Prior experience with support of high speed serial IO interfaces
- Prior experience supporting Ethernet and or PCIe interfaces
Responsibilities
- Support of architecture and low-level hardware questions and issues
- Answer field and customer questions in a timely manner
- Replicate field issues in the lab using reference designs and test equipment
- Troubleshoot challenging hardware issues associated with high speed serial interfaces
- Perform customer demos and presentations upon request
- Develop and maintain documentation and supporting collateral
- Provide expert level support to the Field Applications Engineering organization supporting customers globally
- Understand the SerDes architecture of the products thoroughly
- Understand detailed datapath flows through the MAC, PCS, and PMD of various Ethernet Serdes Port Macros
- Interface to the engineering, software development, architecture, and marketing teams when developing collateral and training materials for CSG products
- Debug SerDes software driver bugs
Benefits
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Competitive new hire equity grant
- Annual equity awards
- Medical plans
- Dental plans
- Vision plans
- 401(K) participation including company matching
- Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Company paid holidays
- Paid sick leave
- Vacation time
- Paid Family Leave
- Other leaves of absence
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
