Serdes Product Application Engineer

Job description

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD. At AMD, we believe technology has the power to solve the world’s most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day, innovation at AMD is shaping the future. Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or bringing leading edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger — technology that moves the world forward. Join us and, together, we’ll advance your career. SerDes Specialists - Technical Marketing Job Overview: We are seeking a highly motivated Technical Marketing Engineer (TME) to drive customer engagement and technical enablement for our high-speed SerDes solutions. In this customer-facing role, you will work closely with engineering, product management, sales, and customers to support the successful adoption and optimization of next-generation high-speed interfaces across AI, networking, communications, and high-performance computing platforms. The ideal candidate combines strong SerDes and system-level expertise with excellent communication and presentation skills. Key Responsibilities • Serve as a technical expert for high-speed SerDes technologies and system-level interface performance. • Support customer engagements, design reviews, technical presentations, and system optimization discussions. • Develop technical collateral including presentations, application notes, whitepapers, and training material. • Collaborate with engineering, product management, and sales teams to align customer requirements with product capabilities. • Conduct technical training sessions for internal teams and customers. • Support benchmarking, channel analysis, SI evaluation, and performance validation activities. • Represent the company at customer meetings, webinars, conferences, and industry events. • Stay current with emerging SerDes technologies, protocols, and market trends. Qualifications • Experience in SerDes, signal integrity, high-speed digital design, or related areas. • Strong understanding of high-speed protocols such as PCIe, Ethernet, CXL, USB, DisplayPort, and PAM4-based interfaces. • Experience with SerDes concepts including CDR, CTLE, DFE, FEC, jitter analysis, and link optimization. • Familiarity with high-speed PCB design and system-level SI considerations. • Hands-on experience with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, VNAs, and SerDes debug/evaluation tools. • Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly. • Proven ability to work cross-functionally and support customer-focused technical initiatives. Preferred Qualifications • Experience in customer-facing technical roles within the semiconductor or electronics industry. • Experience with AI, networking, hyperscale, automotive, or high-performance computing platforms. • Familiarity with channel simulation, margin analysis, and compliance testing. Benefits offered are described:  AMD benefits at a glance . AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.   We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position.  AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available here. This posting is for an existing vacancy.