(Senior Principal) Silicon Evaluation Lead (SerDes)
Cadence Design Systems
- Cork
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Manage the Silicon Evaluation team to validate High Speed SERDES products at data rates up to 112 Gbps on leading edge technology nodes (e.g. 3nm FinFET CMOS)
- Work with other technical domain leads and the program management team to deliver PHY products to the customer on schedule
- Ability to hire and attract new team members to build and maintain a complete Silicon Evaluation team
- Work with global teams and stakeholders across different time-zones (US, EU, India),
- BEng, MEng, PhD or equivalent
- Candidate’s background should include a minimum 10 years of silicon validation experience, preferably in the area of SERDES, DDR or high-speed interface design
- Must have at least 4 years' experience managing Silicon Evaluation Engineers as part a larger mixed signal product team
- Strong understanding of lab equipment and measurement techniques for high speed interfaces (High speed scopes, probes, spectrum analyzers, BERTs)
- Must have a thorough understanding of eye diagrams, transmission lines, channel loss etc. along with associated jitter and signal equalization techniques
- Good knowledge of the main board and package design approaches used in the industry
- Software proficiency for test scripting, data handling and reporting using scripting languages such as Python, TCL etc.
- Ability to run Verilog test benches and view waves to debug issues
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with both technical and nontechnical individuals
- Excellent problem-solving skills, and ability to work cooperatively in a team environment
- Communicate with global teams (US, India, China, EU) which work in different time-zones
- Lead Evaluation team to understand requirements, fashion tests and review results
- Mentor Junior Engineers as required
- Experience with chiplet substrate/package design methodologies and tools
- Familiarity with “pre-silicon” verification strategies and tool flows
- Interest in publishing academic papers & presenting at conferences e.g. ISSCC, DesignCon
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