About the role
Validate signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) for advanced compute platforms, focusing on hands-on measurement, electrical compliance, troubleshooting, and simulation correlation.
Responsibilities
- Develop measurement plans and design of experiments (DOE) for board-to-board, cable, backplane, blade-, and rack-level interconnects
- Measure scattering parameters (S-parameters), insertion loss, return loss, impedance, crosstalk, eye diagrams, jitter, timing margins, and bit error rates
- Design printed circuit board (PCB) test fixtures; perform calibration, de-embedding, and electrical compliance testing against interface specifications and customer requirements
- Correlate measurements with simulations and troubleshoot issues with silicon, package, board, and system teams, interconnect vendors, and original design manufacturers (ODMs)
- Prepare validation and compliance reports covering methods, pass/fail results, performance margins, findings, and recommendations
Requirements
- Hands-on expertise with vector network analyzers (VNAs), including performance network analyzers (PNAs); time-domain reflectometers (TDRs); bit error rate testers (BERTs); and high-speed oscilloscopes
- Strong SI/PI fundamentals and experience with fixture characterization, repeatable measurements, DOE, and electrical compliance testing
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical reporting and cross-functional collaboration
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
Preferred qualifications
- Data center or hyperscale hardware experience
- Python or MATLAB for measurement automation and analysis
- Familiarity with simulation tools and thermal or mechanical effects on SI/PI
Tools / Technologies
- PCIe generations 4/5/6, Ethernet, DDR memory, SerDes links, SPI, I²C
Conditions
- Competitive salary
- Flexible working and comprehensive benefits package: medical, dental and vision coverage, FSAs, HSAs, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, commuter benefits, wellness services and an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)