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PCIe Characterization Engineer
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Important information
Contract type:
Freelance / Contract
Salary:
$145,600 – $166,400 / year
Location:
Palo Alto, CA, USA
Work mode:
Onsite
Published on:
2 October 2026
What they need
Requirements:
5+ years post-silicon electrical characterization, HSIO validation, or memory electrical validation of SoC PHYs
Hands-on ownership of PCIe or Ethernet and some experience with UFS or LPDDR5
Lab fluency: high-speed oscilloscopes, BERT, VNA/TDR, protocol and logic analyzers; you have personally taken eyes, jitter, BER, and S-parameter data and used it to close a silicon issue
Working knowledge of signal integrity, SerDes, silicon PVT sensitivity, and JEDEC / PCI-SIG / MIPI-UFS electrical specs
Ability to read schematics and layout, debug at the probe point, and separate PHY vs. package vs. board vs. firmware
Scripting for lab automation and data analysis (Python preferred)
Clear written and verbal communication; you can present a margin plot and a root-cause story to design and program teams
Pay: $70.00 - $80.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40.0 per week
Work Location: In person
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