Signal Integrity Principal Engineer
At a glance
Senior Engineering Leadership role at Iawmqy. Round Rock · full-time · $166,600–$185,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Build and check signal-integrity simulation models, then compare their results with measured behavior
- Set up simulations for difficult manufacturing and environmental conditions, and analyze channels across packages and circuit boards
- Choose routing, materials and interconnect designs for high-speed PCIe, DDR and related interfaces
- Improve interconnect performance against loss, eye-diagram and bit-error targets, and lead design reviews
- Create electrical validation plans, help resolve issues, and coordinate future guidelines with suppliers
What you bring
- At least eight years in signal integrity or equivalent, including server design and work with PCIe and DDR
- Strong knowledge of transmission lines, electromagnetic fields, and analog and digital theory
- Hands-on skill with SI simulation and test equipment, including HFSS, ADS, TDR and network analyzers
- Experience reviewing PCB layouts with Allegro, Xpedition or a comparable tool, plus cross-team and customer collaboration
Who this fits
This senior, hands-on engineering role suits someone who can guide signal-integrity practices while working directly on server hardware. It is based onsite in Round Rock, Texas.
From the employer
Signal Integrity Principal Engineer
Our Electrical Engineering team puts the spark into the full hardware development lifecycle, from concept to production. It takes experts in system architecture definition, design, analysis, prototyping, sourcing & the debugging and validation of layouts or routes to deliver state-of-the-art products for a changing world. We work closely with designers, cross-functional teams within Dell Technologies and suppliers to make sure electronic designs meet a range of requirements, including schedule, feature set, functionality and quality, as well as industry standards.
Join us to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact as a Signal Integrity Principal Engineer on our Core Hardware Development Team in Round Rock, Texas.
What you’ll achieve
As a Signal Integrity Principal Engineer, you’ll drive innovation across Dell’s enterprise hardware portfolio, i.e. Power Edge Servers, AI Servers, storage products. You’ll solve complex transmission-line challenges, guide best practices, and collaborate with internal teams and Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) partners to push what’s possible in high frequency designs.
You will:
- Build, validate, and correlate advanced Signal Integrity (SI) simulation models; Develop simulation strategies to characterize worst-case conditions across manufacturing and environmental variations
- Analyze electrical designs and define routing/material/interconnect solutions for new highspeed interfaces such as PCIe, DDR, xGMI, UPI, etc…
- Perform channel simulations across packages and PCBs
- Work with IBIS-AMI, S-parameter models, and tools like Ansys HFSS, Keysight ADS, Cadence Allegro, and other leading industry tools
- Optimize interconnects to meet insertion loss, return loss, eye diagram, and BER targets
- Lead SI design reviews and influence platform wide best practices
- Own electrical validation test plan development and support issue resolution
- Collaborate with key technology suppliers on future-facing guidelines, tools, and ecosystem challenges
Essential Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in signal integrity role or equivalent skill; must have experience with server design and experience with both Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) and Double Data Rate (DDR) interfaces
- Strong fundamentals in transmission lines, electromagnetic (EM) fields, and analog/digital theory
- Proficiency with SI simulation tools e.g. High-Frequency Structure Simulator (HFSS), SiWave, Advanced Design System (ADS); hands-on experience with Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR), Vector Network Analyzer (VNA), and other SI test equipment
- Ability to perform Printed Circuit Board (PCB) layout reviews using Allegro, Xpedition, or similar
- Proven collaboration with customers and crossfunctional teams
Desirable Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in either electrical engineering or computer engineering
Compensation
Dell is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary range for this position is $166,600 - $185000
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