Cross-Functional Engineer

Alphawave Semi enables tomorrow’s future by accelerating the critical data communication at the heart of our digital world – from seamless video streaming to AI to the metaverse and much more. Our technology powers product innovation in the most data-demanding industries today, including data centers, networking, storage, artificial intelligence, 5G wireless infrastructure, and autonomous vehicles. Customers partner with us for mission-critical data communication, our innovative technologies, and our proven track record. Together, we enable the next generation of digital technology.

We are seeking a highly skilled Cross-Functional Engineer to join our team, focussing on high-speed electrical wireline systems (e.g. SerDes). The successful candidate will play a critical role in designing, analyzing, and optimizing high-performance interconnects, ensuring accurate analog modelling, mixed-signal system verification, analog calibration, and power estimation working collaboratively with digital verification, firmware, and silicon validation engineers for high-speed SerDes designs.

We welcome candidates at various experience levels for this role. Our offers will align with the level during the interview assessment.

What You’ll Do          

• Analog and mixed-signal modeling: Oversee the development and verification of behavioral models for analog and mixed-signal circuits to support design and system-level simulations
• Analog calibration: Collaborate with analog design, digital design, and firmware teams to define and implement calibration algorithms for analog/mixed-signal blocks, optimizing performance and yield
• System verification: work closely with digital verification and firmware engineers to ensure proper interaction between analog, digital, and firmware components including register programming, initialization sequences, power-up calibration, power state changes, and data rate changes
• Silicon validation support: Collaborate with silicon validation engineers to support silicon bring-up activities and to correlate pre-silicon models with post-silicon measurements, improving model accuracy and debugging issues
• Power Estimation: Collaborate with analog and digital program leads to develop and maintain power models that accurately track power dissipation across data rate, operating conditions, and power states of high-speed SerDes, and then correlate post-silicon measurements with these power model predicted results
• Technical mentorship: Guide and mentor engineers in analog behavioral modeling, mixed-signal verification techniques, calibration approaches, and power estimation fostering innovation and technical excellence

What You’ll Need

• Masters/PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Engineering Science, or a related field
• Strong background in high-speed (106Gbps and higher) SerDes architecture, modelling, and verification
• Proficiency in SystemVerilog and behavioural modeling techniques for analog and mixed-signal designs
• Knowledge of calibration algorithms, and equalization techniques for SerDes
• Previous experience in either high-speed analog / mixed-signal design or modelling, analog/mixed-signal or digital verification, or post-silicon measurements of complex high-speed wireline systems
• Strong understanding of analog design fundamentals, including analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters, clock generation and clock distribution, analog equalizers, and transmitter drivers, including the numerous mixed-signal calibrations of these analog building blocks.
• Experience with EDA tools for schematic entry, and verification.
• Proficiency in digital RTL code (e.g., SystemVerilog language), firmware code (e.g., in C language), and digital verification tools and techniques

It’d Be Amazing If You Had

• Design experience with one or more of the following circuit blocks: continuous time linear equalizer, slicer, high-speed ADC, voltage-controlled oscillator, phase interpolator, bandgap reference, voltage regulator, serializer, deserializer, voltage/current-mode transmitter, phase-locked loop, phase detector
• Hands-on experience with SPICE simulators, AMS simulation tools (Cadence, Synopsys, or equivalent)
• Familiarity with IEEE 802.3 (Ethernet) and OIF standards
• Scripting knowledge (Python, Matlab, etc.) for automation of power estimation and system verification
• Proficiency in using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, TDR, VNA, and spectrum analyzers

We have a flexible work environment to support and help employees thrive in personal and professional capacities.

You'll also be eligible for competitive benefits described as per below:

Health & Wellness

Our programs emphasize knowledge and prevention, helping you stay proactive and prepared to manage your health at every stage.

• Comprehensive health plan
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Wellness Spending Account (WSA)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Time Off

We value the importance of rest and recharge, which is why we offer flexible time off options to support your well-being.

• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave Top-Up Program

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Alphawave Semi is an equal opportunity employer, welcoming all applicants regardless of age, gender, race, disability, or other protected characteristics. We value diversity and provide accommodations during the recruitment process.