[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All Alphabet jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/alphabet/) · [Search jobs](/search/) Alphabet · Sunnyvale, CA # Staff SerDes Characterization Engineer, Platforms Sunnyvale, CA, USA Senior individual contributor Operations Listed on Alphabet’s official careers site. Listed as of October 13, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Alphabet’s careers site →](https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/jobs/results/138955312668254918-staff-serdes-characterization-engineer-platforms) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Alphabet](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/alphabet/) / Staff SerDes Characterization Engineer, Platforms ## Job description ### 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. ### US $188000 - $274000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more about benefits at Google. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Not stated - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 13, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 13, 2026 - Listed for: Under a day - Location: Sunnyvale, CA, USA[Apply on Alphabet’s careers site →](https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/jobs/results/138955312668254918-staff-serdes-characterization-engineer-platforms) ## More jobs at Alphabet ### [ASIC Formal Verification Engineer, Google Cloud](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/alphabet/jobs/23f2e7745e7c38338cf8/) Sunnyvale, CA, USA ### [ASIC Formal Verification Engineer, TPU Compute](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/alphabet/jobs/170bfc7e417fa63a7c19/) Sunnyvale, CA, USA ### [ATE Test Engineer, Google Cloud](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/alphabet/jobs/564c39e5c16e4263cf6a/) Sunnyvale, CA, USA ### [Application Engineer, ServiceNow, Google Cloud Business Platforms](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/alphabet/jobs/ea0be6789ee534d9a88c/) Sunnyvale, CA, USA ### [Customer and Product Solutions Engineer, GenAI](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/alphabet/jobs/74cdddaea16c66edd8ee/) Sunnyvale, CA, USA ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Tech IP Library Characterization Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/qualcomm/jobs/8c27252b94fae4bd4dfd/) Qualcomm · Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico ### [Semiconductor Device Characterization Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/bae-systems/jobs/1da3d2f11baf82f9718a/) BAE Systems · Nashua, New Hampshire, United States ### [Senior Staff Device Characterization Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/renesas-electronics/jobs/a44b3ad8b20fb07dbbc8/) Renesas Electronics · Palm Bay, Florida, United States ### [Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer - Characterization Lead](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/dexcom/jobs/044788dd84fab09b0b1c/) Dexcom · San Diego, California ### [Senior SerDes & Analog Layout Design Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/microsoft/jobs/2e4faa4fba390e5703a2/) Microsoft · United States, North Carolina, Raleigh, Texas, Austin, District of Columbia, Washington D.C., Washington, Redmond, Idaho, Boise, Oregon, Hillsboro, California, Mountain View OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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