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Your ambition is to be at the forefront of innovation, helping transform the industry and empower customers to achieve breakthrough results.\nWhat You’ll Be Doing:\nDeveloping and maintaining SerDes system models for NRZ and PAM4 transceivers targeting PCIe (128Gbps+) and Ethernet (200Gbps+) standards.\nRunning comprehensive system simulations to verify and sign-off design performance across multiple protocols and channels.\nDesigning and proposing advanced algorithms to calibrate and adapt transceivers for optimal performance.\nCorrelating simulated performance with silicon measurements to ensure accuracy and reliability.\nProviding expert assistance to customers for system-level performance issues and troubleshooting.\nCollaborating with cross-functional teams of analog, digital, and hardware engineers throughout all stages of development.\nContributing to lab testing and analysis for high-speed serial links, ensuring robust design validation.\nThe Impact You Will Have:\nAccelerate the development of bleeding-edge silicon IP, enabling rapid integration of advanced capabilities into SoCs.\nDrive innovation in high-speed SerDes design, setting industry benchmarks for performance and reliability.\nEnhance product differentiation for customers, helping them meet unique performance, power, and size requirements.\nReduce risk and time-to-market for complex silicon products by delivering robust, predesigned IP blocks.\nExpand the reach of Synopsys’ portfolio, supporting both wireline and optical applications across global markets.\nEmpower customers with technical expertise and hands-on support, ensuring successful implementations and satisfaction.\nWhat You’ll Need:\nM.Sc. or Ph.D. in Electrical or Computer Engineering.\nStrong experience modeling circuits and systems in MATLAB/Simulink.\nExpertise in designing high-speed analog CMOS circuits.\nSolid understanding of DSP and communications theory, including equalization, coding, and noise/crosstalk filtering.\nProficiency in analyzing link budgets for NRZ and/or PAM4 high-speed serial links.\nFamiliarity with wireline protocols (PCIe, Ethernet, JESD204C, CPRI) and optical protocols (LINEAR, RTLR).\nExperience with circuit topologies used in high-speed SerDes Tx/Rx and Tx/Rx equalization techniques.\nHands-on lab testing for high-speed serial links and proficiency in C/Verilog-A/systemVerilog.\nWho You Are:\nInnovative thinker with a passion for cutting-edge technology.\nCollaborative team player who thrives in a multidisciplinary environment.\nAnalytical problem-solver with meticulous attention to detail.\nEffective communicator, able to translate complex concepts for diverse audiences.\nAdaptable and eager to learn, keeping pace with evolving industry trends.\nCustomer-focused, dedicated to delivering exceptional support and results.\nThe Team You’ll Be A Part Of:\nYou will join a dynamic R&D team at Synopsys dedicated to developing high-performance serial-link transceivers for wireline and optical applications. 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