Principal Signal Integrity Engineer

Job Description

Req 1216338 – Principal Signal Integrity Engineer

Organization: Storage R&D

Role: Principal Signal Integrity Engineer

Work Arrangement: Hybrid (Average 2 days per week onsite)

Primary Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado

Additional Approved Locations: Houston, Texas and Durham, North Carolina

Role Overview

This is a Principal-level Individual Contributor (IC) position within Storage focused on providing technical leadership for Signal Integrity (SI) and Power Integrity (PI) across current and future storage platforms. The person hired into this role will serve as a technical authority responsible for defining SI/PI strategy, driving architecture decisions, establishing engineering standards, mentoring engineers, and influencing future technology roadmaps.

The team supports next-generation enterprise storage and AI infrastructure platforms where increasing bandwidth, density, and performance require advanced high-speed electrical design and validation expertise. The position is highly visible and works closely with PCB, mechanical, thermal, system architecture, validation, and engineering leadership teams.

Key Responsibilities

Signal Integrity & Power Integrity Leadership

• Define and drive SI/PI technical strategy across multiple storage platforms.
• Establish engineering methodologies, best practices, design standards, and validation processes.
• Drive technical decisions involving high-speed interfaces and advanced SerDes technologies.
• Serve as the escalation point for complex SI/PI issues and root-cause investigations.

Architecture & Engineering Influence

• Influence platform architecture from concept through production.
• Define PCB stack-up strategies, routing methodologies, and signal integrity requirements.
• Guide future technology adoption and SI readiness for next-generation products.
• Partner with PCB, thermal, mechanical, and system architecture organizations.

Simulation & Validation

• Lead advanced modeling and simulation activities.
• Develop simulation and correlation methodologies.
• Validate high-speed channels and system performance.
• Correlate laboratory measurements with simulation results.

Mentoring & Leadership

• Mentor engineers across multiple sites and organizations.
• Build organizational SI expertise.
• Influence engineering decisions without direct authority.
• Help shape future technical roadmaps and standards.

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in:
• Electrical Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Related discipline

Experience

• Typically 15+ years in:
• Signal Integrity
• Power Integrity
• PCB design
• Package design
• High-speed system architecture

Technical Requirements

High-Speed Technologies

The ideal candidate should demonstrate deep expertise with:

• Advanced SerDes technologies
• PCIe
• DDR
• Ethernet
• High-speed networking technologies
• Enterprise server platforms
• Enterprise storage platforms
• AI infrastructure technologies

Signal Integrity Knowledge

Strong understanding of:

• Electromagnetic theory
• Transmission line behavior
• Channel optimization
• Crosstalk
• Equalization
• Jitter analysis
• Loss mechanisms
• Statistical analysis
• BER analysis

Simulation Tools

Experience with tools such as:

• Synopsys HSPICE
• Keysight ADS
• Ansys HFSS
• SIwave
• PowerSI
• Cadence Design Environment

Validation Tools

Hands-on experience using:

• Vector Network Analyzers (VNA)
• Time Domain Reflectometers (TDR)
• High-bandwidth Oscilloscopes
• Spectrum Analyzers
• Compliance testing equipment

Preferred Qualifications

Candidates become particularly attractive if they demonstrate:

• Architecture ownership across multiple products
• Enterprise storage experience
• Server platform experience
• AI infrastructure experience
• Engineering leadership without direct authority
• Technical mentoring experience
• Industry standards involvement
• Patents
• Publications
• DesignCon participation
• IEEE participation
• Technical presentations
• Cross-organizational influence

The strongest profile for this role would typically have:

✅ 15+ years of Signal Integrity experience

✅ Enterprise server, storage, networking, or HPC background

✅ PCIe, DDR, SerDes expertise

✅ HFSS, ADS, SIwave, or PowerSI experience

✅ Strong validation experience (VNA, TDR, oscilloscopes)

✅ Architecture influence across multiple products

✅ Engineering standards ownership

✅ Technical leadership and mentoring

✅ Power Integrity understanding

✅ Patents, publications, or standards participation preferred