Principal Hardware Development Engineer – Signal/Power Integrity

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KEY RESPONSBILITIES: 

• Model and simulate the end-to-end high-speed channels including transceivers, IC package, PCB and cross-boards connectors/cables
• Utilize industry-standard tools and methodologies to perform a variety of time/frequency domain signal integrity analysis (IBIS-AMI, SPICE, full-wave EM analysis, etc.)
• Identify the link quality such as loss, reflection and crosstalk, and resolve the issues
• Conduct channel-simulations to optimize Eye Diagram, Bit Error Rate (BER) and Signal-Noise-Ratio (SNR) for high-speed signaling across complex systems
• Perform Channel Operation Margin (COM) analysis to validate the channel health for IEEE compliance
• Excise Design of Experiments (DOE) sweeping to statistically evaluate the signal integrity qualities across process variations, like silicon corners, trace impedance, routing length, terminations, etc.
• Interpret the simulation results to provide the design guidelines on board materials, stack-up, transmission line routings, component placement and layout optimization
• Work on critical circuits (especially reference clocks and high-speed signals) to ensure signal integrity and power integrity
• Drive PCB physical design, create PCB stack-up, generate PCB design rules, review PCB layout, identify the potential signal integrity and power integrity issues, and propose solutions
• Support lab validation and debugging to correlate with the simulation data
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive product development while keeping projects on schedule and within scope. 
• Stay at the forefront of signal integrity and power integrity innovations and high-speed design technologies, ensuring that AMD continues to lead the industry

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 10 years of experience in high-speed signal integrity and power integrity engineering fields
• Strong background in PCB/package physical design for high-speed systems
• Strong expertise in high-speed architecture, interconnects and PCB/package design
• Deep knowledge of high-speed interfaces (PCIe, Ethernet, DDR, etc.)
• Proficiency in SI/PI simulation tools (Keysight ADS, Cadence Sigrity, Ansys HFSS)
• Familiarity with MATLAB or Python for data analysis and automation
• Hands-on experience with lab testing tools (TDR, VNA, High-Speed Oscilloscopes, Spectrum Analyzer)
• Excellent problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration skills

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Master or PhD’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields

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