RESPONSIBILITIES:The Principal Signal Integrity Engineer will serve as a technical leader within the high speed copper based I/O cable assembly design team. This role will make a strategic engineering impact across advanced datacenter, cloud, 5G, storage, and enterprise I/O applications involving digital communication technologies up to 224 Gbps per lane.
- Design, simulation, characterization, and application of high speed electrical cable assemblies
- Provide SI technical leadership, own major engineering projects, and mentor new SI hires
- Work regularly in the west coast office for lab measurements, validation, and debugging. Support in setting up the local SI lab including identifying and purchasing required equipment
- Component development and customer support during new product introduction
- Share knowledge and pursue continuous improvement in methods and workflows
- Collaborate with multi disciplinary teams in the development of next generation high speed I/O interconnect products
- Provide solutions to customers across many sectors with their high speed data transmission needs, identifying and resolving signal integrity issues
- Engage directly with customers to debug system level SI issues and answer high level technical questions
- Own project execution by ensuring all tasks are completed and by driving progress across functions, not by delegating responsibility upward
- Support Sales and Applications Engineers to develop strategies for product break in at existing and new accounts based on SI and electrical engineering expertise
- Support global factories for production ramp up, including methods, build experiments, measurement development, and establishing test limits
- Travel 10 to 20 percent, primarily to Nashua to coordinate with the design team. Occasional customer visits as engineering support but not as the primary customer contact
- Mentor SI engineers and influence cross functional engineering processes and standards
QUALIFICATIONS
- BS in Electrical Engineering. MS or PhD strongly preferred
- Deep understanding of electromagnetic principles for digital signal integrity
- Experience with SI and EM simulation tools such as Ansys HFSS and Designer, CST Microwave
- Experience with SI measurements and debugging using TDR, VNA, pattern generators, error detectors, and similar equipment
- Hands on experience with frequency domain and time domain component and circuit characterization including understanding of test and calibration techniques
- Experience in component design and application of high speed cables or connectors into communications equipment is a plus
- Experience with MATLAB, ADS, and HSPICE is a plus
- Proven track record of leading SI development for advanced cable or connector products
- Ability to drive architecture, influence material and process selection, and provide senior level technical direction across programs
- Strong ability to independently lead SI investigations, manage multi site collaboration, and support lab based measurement and debug activities
