Staff SerDes Characterization Engineer, Platforms
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Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience. 6 years of experience in high-speed SerDes validation, physical layer testing, or RF/high-speed measurement. 3 years of experience with transmitter and receiver characterization, JTOL testing, and high-speed BERT/AWG instrumentation.
Preferred qualifications
PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience. Understanding of SerDes receiver architectures, clock/data recovery (CDR), and adaptive equalization algorithms. Demonstrated expertise in developing custom calibration routines for stressed eye test setups and high frequency fixture de-embedding. Strong programming skills in Python for automated test execution, statistical data processing, and yield analysis.
Excellent technical problem solving and cross-functional communication abilities. About the job Our platforms team designs and builds the hardware, software, and networking technologies that power all of Google's services. In this role, you will design and build the systems that are the heart of the computing infrastructure. You will develop from the lowest levels of circuit design to system design and see those systems all the way through to manufacturing.
Your work has the potential to shape the machinery that goes into our data centers affecting Google users. As a member of the team, you will manage projects in multiple areas. You will also monitor the performance of vendors working on projects and evaluate new technologies. The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity.
Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide. We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
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$188000 - $274000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more about benefits at Google .
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