SI/PI Engineer

Etched

• $135K — $160K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
  • 5+ years of hands-on SI/PI experience with high-speed designs (>1 Gbps serial links).
  • Proficiency in SI/PI EDA tools like Cadence Sigrity, Ansys SIwave, or Keysight ADS.
  • Solid understanding of transmission line theory and related analysis techniques.
  • Experience with power delivery network modeling and DC IR analysis.
  • Knowledge of multi-layer PCB stack-up and controlled-impedance trace routing.
  • Hands-on lab skills in S-parameter measurements and oscilloscope techniques.

Responsibilities

  • Perform pre- and post-layout SI simulations for various high-speed serial interfaces.
  • Conduct channel analysis and link budget calculations, defining essential PCB constraints.
  • Develop and maintain simulation models, ensuring accuracy against lab measurements.
  • Perform power delivery network design and analysis, including AC/DC evaluations.
  • Ensure SI/PI compliance through design rule checks and layouts in industry-standard tools.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to define design guidelines early in product development.
  • Support signal quality debugging and document corrective actions.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits with generous coverage.
  • $500 monthly credit for opting out of medical benefits.
  • $2000 monthly housing subsidy for nearby residents.
  • Relocation assistance for new hires moving to San Jose.
  • Wellness benefits covering fitness and mental health resources.
  • Complimentary daily lunch and dinner at the office.
Full Job Description
Job Summary

We are looking for a Signal Integrity and Power Integrity (SI/PI) Engineer to join our platform electrical engineering team. In this role, you will own the SI/PI methodology for high-speed PCB and system designs - from early architecture through final release - ensuring electrical margins are met across interfaces running at multi-gigabit data rates.

Key Responsibilities
  • Perform pre- and post-layout SI simulations for high-speed serial interfaces including PCIe Gen5/Gen6, 112G/224G Ethernet.
  • Conduct channel analysis and link budget calculations; define topology constraints, trace geometry, stack-up requirements, and via optimization guidelines for PCB designers.
  • Develop and maintain COM, IBIS, S-parameter, and SPICE models; correlate simulation results against lab measurements.
  • Execute power delivery network (PDN) design and analysis: target impedance profiling, decoupling capacitor selection, AC/DC power analysis, and IR-drop simulation.
  • Drive DFI and design rule checks for SI/PI compliance; work with layout teams in Cadence Allegro / Sigrity or Ansys SIwave.
  • Collaborate with PCB design and layout engineers, and ASIC teams to define and review design guidelines early in the product lifecycle.
  • Support bring-up, debug signal quality issues, and document root-cause findings with clear corrective actions.
  • Develop and maintain simulation-to-hardware correlation databases to continuously improve modelling accuracy.


You may be a good fit if you have (Must-have qualifications)
  • B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering or a closely related discipline.
  • 5+ years of hands-on SI/PI experience on high-speed designs (>1 Gbps serial links or DDR4/5 and HBM3/4 memory interfaces).
  • Proficiency with industry SI/PI EDA tools (Cadence Sigrity, Ansys SIwave/HFSS, Keysight ADS, or equivalent).
  • Strong understanding of transmission line theory, return-loss, insertion-loss, crosstalk, eye-diagram analysis, and jitter decomposition.
  • Experience with PDN modelling, target impedance methodology, and DC IR analysis.
  • Working knowledge of multi-layer PCB stack-up design and controlled-impedance trace routing.
  • Hands-on lab skills: S-parameter measurements with VNA, time-domain reflectometry (TDR), BERT operation, and oscilloscope probing techniques


Strong candidates may also have experience with (Nice-to-have qualifications)
  • Prior work in data center, AI/ML accelerator, networking, or high-performance computing (HPC) hardware environments.
  • Experience scripting automated SI/PI simulation flows using Python or MATLAB to reduce manual simulation turnaround time.


Benefits
  • Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage
    • $500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits
  • Housing subsidy of $2,500 per month for those living within walking distance of the office
  • Relocation support for those moving to San Jose (Santana Row)
  • Various wellness benefits covering fitness, mental health, and more
  • Daily lunch and dinner in our office
  • Unlimited compute budget subject to ROI justification

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