Experienced Engineer for High Speed Lab Characterization

Western Digital a global leader in data storage solutions is seeking an Experienced Engineer to join our HighSpeed Electrical Validation Lab in Omer. Our lab utilizes cuttingedge highspeed equipment for ASIC electrical testing and is responsible for developing and executing automated tests using advanced tools such as JBERT and highbandwidth oscilloscopes. The team is focused on characterizing highspeed ASIC interfaces such as PCIe MPHY USB and DDR ensuring quality through precise analysis and automation development.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross functional teams (ASIC design product development systems) to define high speed electrical test requirements.
• Develop test infrastructure and automation frameworks with the goal of finding and root causing PHY hardware issues early in the ASIC and product development cycle.
• Work across various functional teams (PHY IP suppliers ASIC design FW HW Systems SI/PI) to ensure correct operation of the PHY IPs in the product application.
• Evaluate next generation PHY technologies and IPs and provide recommendations on technical performance.
• Debug and drive PHY IP issues to successful resolutions.
• Define and manage hardware requirements for highspeed characterization boards development including SI/PI considerations.
• Analyze test results and provide conclusions on quality.
• Generate and present characterization reports to stake holders.

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
• 3 years of experience in highspeed interface validation (e.g. PCIe USB SATA MPHY).
• Knowledge of PHY SerDes transmitter and receiver architectures equalization schemes and functional blocks
• Strong problemsolving skills with the ability to work in timesensitive resourcelimited environments.
• Highly motivated with a strong ability for selflearning.
• Experience with the ASIC development process from design to silicon (preferred).
• Experience in lab equipment automation (preferred).
• Python programming experience (preferred).
• Knowledge of highspeed interface protocols and validation experience is a plus.
• Experience in characterizing PAM4 signaling based highspeed interfaces is a plus.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Additional Information :

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