SBT · 10 hours ago
Senior Director of Engineering (High-Speed SERDES)
San Francisco Bay Area
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
10+ years expSBT is a well-funded startup developing next-generation solutions for bandwidth and connectivity challenges in advanced computing systems. The Senior Director of Engineering will lead complex semiconductor programs and provide technical leadership for high-speed interfaces, ensuring successful execution from design to production readiness.
RecruitingStaffing Agency
Hiring Manager
Justin Kinsey
Responsibilities
Silicon Development Ownership: Lead and deliver complex, advanced-node semiconductor programs from architectural definition through tape-out and production readiness, ensuring technical rigor, schedule alignment, and execution quality across all design phases
High-Speed Interface & Photonic Co-Design: Provide technical leadership for high-speed electrical and electro-optical interfaces, including SerDes, optical driver, and receiver architectures. Partner closely with photonics teams to establish robust co-design practices spanning electrical, optical, and packaging domains
Design Execution & Silicon Validation: Define and oversee end-to-end design and verification workflows across digital, analog, and physical domains, from early implementation through signoff and silicon handoff. Lead post-silicon bring-up, characterization, and debug of high-speed interfaces, ensuring performance targets are met and enabling reliable system integration and production readiness
External Partnerships & Execution Governance: Manage relationships with foundries, OSATs, IP vendors, and external engineering partners, setting clear milestones and accountability to support cost control, risk mitigation, and on-time delivery
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience in semiconductor engineering, with a history of increasing technical and organizational responsibility across advanced-node silicon development programs
3+ years of experience in senior-level management, building out a design organization from scratch
Advanced technical engineering degree (MSEE, PhD)
Proven expertise with leading end-to-end chip tape-out processes
Company
SBT
Leaders in the semiconductor industry know that recruiting people with specialized skills in a competitive global market is a significant challenge.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Justin Kinsey
Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
Recent News
2024-01-30
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