| 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 |
| 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 |
Learn more about this Employer on their Career Site
