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# Sr High-Speed SerDes Design Engineer (Remote - USA)

- **Company:** Encore Semi, Inc.
- **Location:** Boston, MA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $135,000.0 - $165,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Software Debugging, Logic Synthesis of Circuits, Cadence Virtuoso, Signal Integrity
- **Published:** July 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=d1bad5228e6a3cb2

## About the Role

We are looking for a Senior High-Speed SerDes Design Engineer who enjoys solving some of the toughest challenges in analog/mixed-signal IC design. If you have hands-on experience designing high-speed SerDes, PLLs, TX/RX data paths, and have worked through the realities of advanced process nodes (5nm and below), we would love to connect.
You will be part of a highly skilled engineering team developing next-generation high-performance silicon where speed, power, jitter, and reliability matter., * BS/MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field.

 * 8+ years of hands-on analog/mixed-signal IC design experience.
 * Strong expertise in High-Speed SerDes, PLL, TX/RX circuits, and CDR design.
 * Proven experience working with 5nm and below process technologies.
 * Tapeout experience with advanced nodes using TSMC, Samsung Foundry, or GlobalFoundries.
 * Proficiency with industry-standard tools including Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre, ADE, and Calibre.
 * Silicon debug, validation, and bring-up experience are highly desirable.

## Description

* Design and develop advanced High-Speed SerDes circuits, including PLL, TX, RX, and CDR architectures.
 * Perform transistor-level design, simulation, verification, and silicon debug.
 * Optimize designs for power, performance, jitter, signal integrity, and area.
 * Collaborate closely with layout, digital design, validation, and system engineering teams.
 * Participate in silicon bring-up and post-silicon validation activities.


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