Principal Signal Integrity Engineer

Your Job As a Principal Signal Integrity Engineer, you will design, model, analyze, and test high-speed connectors and test fixtures. You will be responsible for driving innovative research in emerging interconnect science technologies and establishing yourself as a trusted technical leader with customers and industry partners. Serving as a subject matter expert, you will provide technical leadership and collaborate closely with customers to develop tailored, application-specific solutions. Our Team Molex brings together innovation and technology to deliver electronic solutions to customers worldwide. With a presence in more than 40 countries, Molex offers a full suite of solutions and services for many markets, including data communications, consumer electronics, industrial, automotive, commercial vehicle and medical. What You Will Do Perform characterization of high-speed connectors and systems through the use of high-speed digital testing and electromagnetic modelling techniques. Leads a team in developing major new products across business group. Guides and directs the activities of multifunctional team(s) according to the priorities set by Engineering management. Perform high-speed empirical, analytical and signal integrity evaluations of connectors within transmission line environments. Design characterization test boards and customer verification boards; work with PCB design houses. Lead research and development work on or advanced technologies in electrical design capabilities. Drive innovative and challenging concepts for interconnect design breakthrough. Provide development input to design teams, create electrical product models and documentation. Analyze variation dependence and parametric optimization. Work in laboratory environment to validate design and correlate measurement with simulations using VNA, TDR and Oscilloscope. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering or an equivalent field, preferably with a major in Microwave Engineering. 10+ years of design experience, or 8+ years with a Master’s degree or higher. Proven experience correlating simulation results with laboratory measurements using instruments such as oscilloscopes, TDRs, and VNAs. Deep understanding of electromagnetics and its practical applications. Familiarity with manufacturing processes related to electrical interconnects. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, sound judgment, and demonstrated leadership abilities. What Will Put You Ahead Advanced degree (MS or Ph.D.) in relevant disciplines. Proven experience designing and supporting high-speed electrical interconnects. Experience with available CAD/CAE tools such as Channel Designer, HFSS, CST, FDTD tools, MoM tools, Sigrity PowerSI, PAKSI-E, Power-grid, Agilent ADS, Agilent PLTS, Cadence CAD tools. Ability to script and automate analysis workflows using point tools or similar scripting environments. Experience in communications systems and hardware engineering. A strong track record of innovation, demonstrated through patent ownership. Proven history of technical leadership, evidenced by authored technical papers. For this role, we anticipate paying $125,000 - $190,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form. At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy. Hiring Philosophy All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here. Who We Are As a Koch company, Molex is a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect components, driving innovation in electronics and supporting industries from automotive to health care and consumer to data communications. The thousands of innovators who work for Molex have made us a global electronics leader. Our experienced people, groundbreaking products and leading-edge technologies help us deliver a wider array of solutions to more markets than ever before. Our Benefits Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter. Equal Opportunities Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. 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