Electrical / Signal Integrity Engineer

Working in the Pathfinding R&D department, the Sr. Electrical / Signal Integrity Engineer will develop new semiconductor test interconnect technologies as well as signal integrity analyses for customer applications.

Responsibilities

• Meet with customers, determine technology requirements, development strategy

• Provide design inputs and work with Design team to ensure mechanical design meets the SI requirements

• Create Test plans, procure collaterals needed

• Test execution (or lead the lab resources to complete tests when feasible) - run experiments to characterize or validate performance of new technology prototypes or first articles

• Create documents (SI analysis reports, test reports, design recommendations)

• Report results to customers, collaborate with customers to gain design approval

• Effective technology and process handoff to Applications, Design, Manufacturing teams to enable future project success

• Expert consultant where needed

Requirements:

BSEE or similar degree with 7+ years or MSEE with 5+ years of relevant experience, preferably in the semiconductor product design or test industry.

Basic skills

• Test interconnect types/socket constructions

• Tuning somewhat complex coax structures with multiple dielectric materials

• Effects of construction/cavity design on SI

• 3D EM SI simulation (ANSYS HFSS)

• Spring probe and elastomer design considerations for maximizing bandwidth/minimizing crosstalk

• Understand the requirements presented by digital interfaces such as DDR, PCIe, Ethernet, etc.

Advanced skills

• VNA measurement techniques

• PCB design/manufacturing methods

• Experiment instrumentation and execution (meters and lab equipment, test methods, etc)

• Design for manufacturing considerations related to test sockets