Senior High-Speed Analog/RF System Architect (f/m/d)

About This Opportunity

Our talent team at Get A Job.ai is representing a confidential semiconductor technology organization based in Aachen, Germany. This company is developing next-generation interconnect solutions that push the boundaries of chip-to-chip communication performance and efficiency. We are seeking a Senior High-Speed Analog/RF System Architect to define the electrical architecture of advanced CMOS systems at the intersection of electronics and photonics.

In this role, you will own the analog, RF, and high-speed SerDes architecture for optical transceiver SoCs, working closely with photonics, packaging, and digital design teams to drive system-level decisions across bandwidth, power, reach, and manufacturability.

Responsibilities

• Define analog/RF and high-speed SerDes architecture for optical transceiver SoCs, including drivers, TIAs, equalizers, ADC/DACs, PLLs, and CDRs targeting 112G/224G+ PAM4 and next-generation interconnects
• Develop and maintain Analog Product Requirement Specifications per product, including architecture, verification plans, and performance, power, and area estimates
• Drive system-level link budget closure across the complete electrical-to-optical channel, accounting for transmitter impairments, channel loss, reflection, crosstalk, and receiver noise
• Own the Analog IP roadmap, aligning architecture direction with technology capabilities, EDA flows, and external design partnerships
• Partner with photonics circuit designers, package engineers, and SoC design teams to reconcile analog/RF architecture decisions with layout, package electrical constraints, and system requirements
• Define Customer Requirement Documents for customer engagements and collaborate directly with customers to ensure architecture choices meet deployment requirements
• Lead SoC concept and feasibility studies by exploring architectural options, driving system-level trade-offs, and supporting product teams in modeling use cases and ROI
• Track and incorporate relevant interconnect standards, including PCIe, UCIe, CXL, and emerging die-to-die and optical standards, into architecture decisions

What We're Looking For

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or related discipline with 5+ years of relevant experience, or Master's degree with 8+ years of relevant experience
• Proven experience owning high-speed SerDes and analog/mixed-signal system architectures, including PLLs, TIAs, drivers, equalizers, ADC/DACs, and CDRs for 56G/112G/224G+ PAM4 systems in advanced CMOS technologies (FinFET/GAA)
• Strong system-level architecture experience, including taking heterogeneous SoCs from concept through architecture sign-off, ideally involving advanced packaging technologies such as 2.5D/3D integration
• Expertise in electrical-optical link budget analysis, including transmitter impairments, channel loss, reflection, crosstalk, and receiver noise considerations
• Hands-on experience characterizing high-speed analog/RF designs using modern lab equipment, including BERTs, high-speed oscilloscopes, and VNAs
• Strong understanding of high-speed interconnect standards, including PCIe, UCIe, and CXL, and their influence on analog/RF architecture decisions
• Ability to collaborate across domains, working closely with photonic circuit designers, package engineers, digital designers, product teams, and customers to resolve complex architecture trade-offs
• Strong technical communication skills, with the ability to translate customer deployment requirements into architecture specifications
• Experience with analog/mixed-signal design, system modeling, and architecture tools, including Cadence Virtuoso/Spectre, MATLAB/Simulink, Keysight ADS, HSPICE, Ansys HFSS/SIwave, and Python-based modeling workflows
• Experience with silicon photonics or electro-optic interface design is considered a strong plus

How We Work With You

When you apply through Get A Job.ai, one of our experienced recruiters will review your profile and conduct an initial screening to understand your background and career goals. If there's a strong match, we will submit your candidacy to our client for consideration. Please do not contact the client directly, as all communication should flow through our recruitment team to ensure the best experience for everyone involved.

Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process and are competitive with senior-level semiconductor architecture positions in Germany.

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