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CspeedIO, Inc.

PCB Design & Validation Engineer

Palo Alto, California, United States · On-site

Senior

Cspeed IO is a stealth start up backed by Sutter Hills Ventures and Atreides Capital - headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. Our executive team has a demonstrated track record of building and scaling category-defining semicond…

Skills: Silicon Characterization, Transceiver Validation, Ethernet SerDes, High-Speed Serial Link Validation, Python Scripting

PCB Design & Validation Engineer

CspeedIO, Inc.

Palo Alto, California, United States • On-site

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  • Full-time
  • bachelor degree, postgraduate degree
  • Posted 18d ago
  • ~40 hrs/week

Responsibilities

Drive the validation of high-speed optical transceivers from silicon characterization through module-level testing to host-system interoperability. Develop comprehensive validation plans and execute them in the lab across subsystems including SerDes, laser control, and MCU controllers.

Requirements

Requires 5+ years of experience in hardware validation or silicon characterization with proficiency in high-speed serial link testing and lab instrumentation. A BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field is required.

Full job description

Cspeed IO is a stealth start up backed by Sutter Hills Ventures and Atreides Capital - headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.  Our executive team has a demonstrated track record of building and scaling category-defining semiconductor and infrastructure businesses at companies like Broadcom, Lumentum, Tesla, Apple, Samsung, Intel, and VMware.

Cspeed IO is developing next-generation optical semiconductor solutions for the AI infrastructure market, focused on enabling true “scale-up” architectures.  Our mission is to replace traditional copper interconnects with advanced fiber-optic technologies that overcome the limitations of existing optics solutions and architectures.

We are seeking a PCB Design & Validation Engineer to own the design of test/eval boards and lead validation of our high-speed optical transceivers. You will design the PCB platforms that enable development and characterization, with the opportunity to lead PCB design for the transceiver module itself. You will review transceiver requirements, develop validation plans, and execute them across all major subsystems: Ethernet SerDes, internal data pipeline, laser/modulator, mux/demux, and the MCU controller with EEPROM and I2C interfaces. 

Key Responsibilities 

PCB Design 

  • Own schematic capture, component selection, and layout for test/eval boards, development platforms, and transceiver module PCBs 
  • Design multi-layer, controlled-impedance boards with high-speed NRZ routing, mixed-signal considerations, and PDN design 
  • Manage DRC, fab outputs (Gerbers, assembly drawings), vendor coordination; maintain schematic/footprint libraries 

Validation & Characterization 

  • Develop and execute validation plans covering silicon, module, and system-level testing with defined pass/fail criteria 
  • Characterize SerDes performance (jitter, eye diagrams, BER, equalization) and validate data pipeline throughput across PVT corners 
  • Validate optical subsystems (laser/modulator power, extinction ratio, wavelength stability; mux/demux isolation, insertion loss) 
  • Test MCU firmware interactions, boot sequences, EEPROM integrity, I2C compliance, and CMIS register map implementation 
  • Execute host interop testing, standards compliance (IEEE 802.3, CMIS, OIF), and reliability sequences (HTOL, thermal cycling) 
  • Build test setups and Python automation; create data analysis pipelines; document procedures and results 

Required Qualifications 

  • 5+ years in PCB design and/or hardware validation for high-speed digital/optical systems 
  • Proficiency with PCB design tools (Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro, or equivalent); multi-layer boards with controlled impedance 
  • Hands-on high-speed serial link validation: eye diagrams, BER testing, jitter analysis, S-parameters 
  • Proficiency with lab instrumentation: real-time oscilloscopes, BERT, optical power meters, VNA, TDR 
  • Understanding of transceiver architectures and subsystems (SerDes, TIA, driver, laser, modulator) 
  • Python scripting for test automation; familiarity with I2C, SPI, and serial protocols 
  • BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent 

Preferred Qualifications 

  • Experience with NRZ optical transceiver validation and silicon characterization across PVT corners 
  • Familiarity with SI/PI simulation tools (HyperLynx, HFSS, ADS); flex-rigid or HDI PCB design experience 
  • Experience with CMIS or similar management interfaces; Ethernet compliance testing 
  • Knowledge of reliability testing methodologies (Telcordia, JEDEC) and FEC performance validation 
  • Experience in a startup or fast-paced development environment 

Related keywords

Optical SemiconductorsAI InfrastructureSerDesBEREqualizationS-parameterOscilloscopesOSAEEPROMCMISOIFHTOLLTOLNRZFFEDFE

About CspeedIO, Inc.

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Industry
Semiconductor Manufacturing
Company size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Palo Alto, California
LinkedIn followers
1,510

Stealth Startup

Offices: 755 Page Mill Rd, Suite A-200, Palo Alto, California 94304, US · Charas 5, Neo Irakleio, Athens, 141 21, GR

Optical InterconnectAI InfrastructureAI NetworkingSilicon Photonicsand Laser
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About CspeedIO, Inc.

LinkedInVisit site
Industry
Semiconductor Manufacturing
Company size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Palo Alto, California
LinkedIn followers
1,510

Stealth Startup

Offices: 755 Page Mill Rd, Suite A-200, Palo Alto, California 94304, US · Charas 5, Neo Irakleio, Athens, 141 21, GR

Optical InterconnectAI InfrastructureAI NetworkingSilicon Photonicsand Laser
View all jobs at CspeedIO, Inc.

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