What are the responsibilities and job description for the Electrical / Signal Integrity Engineer position at Advantest?
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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.
• 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 |
Qualifications:
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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 |