Dell

Technical Staff, Engineering Technologist

Dell$229K — $297K *
Technical Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in signal integrity or high-speed design
  • Deep expertise in electromagnetic theory and transmission line behavior
  • Proven track record of delivering complex, high-speed systems to production
  • Expert-level proficiency with SI tools like Keysight ADS, Ansys HFSS/SIwave, and Cadence Sigrity
  • Strong experience in advanced PCB design and stack-up definition

Responsibilities

  • Act as the technical authority for Signal Integrity across multiple programs
  • Define system-level SI architecture and strategy
  • Lead end-to-end SI ownership from concept through production
  • Drive pre-layout and post-layout simulation methodologies
  • Develop and standardize design rules and best practices for PCB design

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Mentorship opportunities
  • Professional development resources
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Support for contributions to industry standards and publications
Full Job Description
Job Description

Technical Staff, Engineering Technologist (Signal Integrity)

We are seeking a Principal Signal Integrity (SI) Engineer to serve as a technical leader and subject-matter expert for high-speed system design. This role is responsible for defining SI strategy, driving architectural decisions, and solving the most complex signal challenges across advanced multi-gigabit platforms. As a senior individual contributor, you will influence product direction, establish best practices, and lead technical initiatives across multiple teams and programs.

Join us to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact as a Technical Staff on our Engineering Technologist team in Austin, Texas.

What you'll achieve:

As a Technical Staff Engineering Technologist, you'll provide expert guidance on technology investigations, prototyping strategies, and data generation that drive product decisions. You'll synthesize insights from experiments and literature to advise leaders and shape roadmaps. You will mentor technologists and contribute to playbooks and tool improvements.

You will:
  • Act as the technical authority for Signal Integrity across multiple programs and product lines
  • Define system-level SI architecture and strategy, including channel budgets, loss targets, and margin requirements
  • Lead end-to-end SI ownership from concept and architecture through design, validation, and production
  • Drive pre-layout and post-layout simulation methodologies and sign-off criteria across the organization
  • Develop and standardize design rules and best practices for:
    • PCB stack-up and materials selection
    • High-speed routing constraints
    • Return path continuity and via design
    • Crosstalk and noise mitigation strategies


Take the first step towards your dream career

Every Dell Technologies team member brings something unique to the table. Here's what we are looking for with this role:

Essential Requirements:
  • 10+ years of experience in signal integrity, high-speed design, or related domain
  • Deep expertise in:
    • Electromagnetic theory and transmission line behavior
    • High-speed digital system design and channel modeling
    • Multi-gigabit serial link analysis and optimization
  • Proven track record of delivering complex, high-speed systems to production.
  • Expert-level proficiency with SI tools:
    • Keysight ADS
    • Ansys HFSS / SIwave
    • Cadence Sigrity
  • Strong experience with:
    • Advanced PCB design and stack-up definition
    • Package and interconnect modeling
    • High-speed interface standards and compliance


Desirable Requirements:
  • Typically requires 15+ years of related experience in a professional role with a Bachelor's degree; or 12+ years and a Master's degree; or 8+ years and a PhD; or equivalent experience
  • Contributions to industry standards or technical publications


Compensation

Dell is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range for this position is $229,500 - $297,000.

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