Signal Integrity Engineer

Job Req ID: 27874

About Supermicro:

Supermicro® is a Top Tier provider of advanced server, storage, and networking solutions for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/ Big Data, Hyperscale, HPC and IoT/Embedded customers worldwide. We are the #5 fastest growing company among the Silicon Valley Top 50 technology firms. Our unprecedented global expansion has provided us with the opportunity to offer a large number of new positions to the technology community. We seek talented, passionate, and committed engineers, technologists, and business leaders to join us.
 

Job Summary:

In recent years, electronic circuits with higher data rate and lower voltage supply have enabled higher performances. However, this trend also causes significant DDR4/5 and PCIE Gen4/5 noise problems. As a global leader for networking solution innovation, Super Micro Computer's mission is to develop and provide the market with end-to end computing solution and high performance networking products. The candidate will play a key role in the development process of in-house server motherboards, by working collaboratively with cross-functional engineering team as well as outside partners to ensure the robust design of the boards. As a Sr. Signal Integrity Verification Engineer, you are expected to be self-motivated and possess a strong will to do great things, with result-driven mindset to develop the most competitive and endurance board products.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Execute Power Integrity (PI) tools and provide inputs to design and lab teams

• Execute Signal Integrity (SI) tools and provide inputs to design and lab teams

• Develop scripts to provide solutions in design and PCB manufacturing issues

• Define and develop design methodologies to improve design quality and productivity

• Engage with Computer Aided Design (CAD) tool vendors for tool evaluation and support

• Engage with PCB and CM vendors to understand and evaluate PCB materials and stackups

Qualifications:

Strong communication skills to quickly capture and understand design/product team needs and explain resolutions in crystal clear way. Good English reading, writing and speaking are required.

• Team player to engage and work closely with different teams.

• Discipline to respect/follow the rules and execute the tasks flawlessly.

• Self motivated to ramp up fast in tackling unfamiliar or new issues.

• Result oriented to deliver robust solutions within tough schedules.

• Hands on script developments and coding. Familiar with CADENCE SKILL is preferred but not required

• Knowledge and experience for PCB layout tool Allegro is a plus.

• Knowledge and experience for PI in Power Distribution Network (PDN) DC voltage drop, DC current density, decoupling capacitors and AC transient by SIwave is a plus.

• Knowledge and experience for high speed SI in component/channel modeling by HFSS and SIwave, and circuit/channel simulations by HSPICE and ADS is a plus.

• Good understanding with PCB manufacturing and design is preferred but not required.