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SERDES Firmware Engineer

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Job Summary

Design and develop embedded firmware for high-speed SerDes systems that bridge electrical SerDes with silicon photonics and optical subsystems. Work with firmware, hardware, system, and validation teams to deliver robust control, calibration, and closed-loop optimization for next-generation SerDes solutions. Implement firmware interfaces for electrical PHYs, integrate with lab and production test infrastructure, and support bring-up, debug, and performance tuning across pre-silicon through production phases.

Location: San Jose

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Hardware, Embedded & Systems Engineering

Key Responsibilities

•Design, develop, and debug embedded firmware for high-speed SerDes systems spanning electrical and optical domains.
•Implement firmware control for silicon photonic components including modulators, photodetectors, lasers, heaters, and tunable optical elements.
•Develop firmware interfaces for electrical SerDes PHYs for configuration, monitoring, diagnostics, and adaptation hooks.
•Define and implement calibration, bring-up, and closed-loop control algorithms such as thermal tuning, bias control, signal optimization, and link margining.
•Collaborate with electrical, optical, and mixed-signal hardware teams and integrate firmware with lab test, production test, and characterization systems to support validation and manufacturing.

Key Requirements

•Design and debug embedded firmware for high-speed SerDes systems across electrical and optical domains.
•Implement firmware control for silicon photonic components such as modulators, photodetectors, lasers, heaters, and tunable optical elements.
•Develop firmware interfaces for electrical SerDes PHYs, including configuration, monitoring, diagnostics, and adaptation hooks.
•Experience with physical-layer specifications in PCIe and IEEE 802.3.
•Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.

Experience:Semiconductor industry

Education:Bachelor's in Computer science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent

Skills:Hands-on mindsetProblem-solvingCommunicationCollaborationSelf-motivated

Tech Stack:SerDesFirmwareEmbedded firmwareSilicon photonicsPhotonic integrated circuits (PICs)PCIeIEEE 802.3

Company Brief

AMD

Designs and produces semiconductor products including CPUs, GPUs, and adaptive SoCs for consumer, enterprise, and embedded markets, competing across PCs, data centers, and gaming industries.

Industry: Electronics Manufacturing

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Santa Clara, United States

Founded: 1969

Glassdoor: 3.9

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