Senior Signal Integrity Engineer

Summary:

This position provide support to new product development, engineering, sales and
marketing, other Amphenol signal integrity teams and customers by advising in
the areas of high-speed signal transmission and technology development. The
role defines, plans and executes signal integrity deliverables to
include modeling, simulation and testing as well as communicates these
deliverables via reports and presentations.

Duties and Responsibilities:

New Product Development Support:
Utilize 2D, 3D, and full-wave electromagnetic field solvers to model
connector structures.
Utilize simulation tools to predict electrical performance of connectors,
backplane links and cable assemblies.
Work closely with product development engineers to refine concepts into
product designs that are optimized electrically and mechanically.
Design high-speed test boards for use in conducting electrical
characterization tests.
Perform high-speed/high frequency testing of interconnects using
state-of-the-art laboratory equipment, including vector network analyzers,
time-domain reflectometers, digital sampling scopes, and bit-error-rate test
systems.
Produce technical reports that document predicted and/or measured
performance of products.
Participate in project team meetings and ensure availability of all
SI-related deliverables.
Generate new transmission line technologies and solutions for higher-speed
electrical performance of connectors and cable assemblies
Customer Support:
Produce customer S-parameter models of new products.
Perform SI measurements and/or simulations with test reports in response to
a specific customer question or concern, within the timeframe promised to the
customer.
Interact directly with customers to understand their questions and to
communicate solutions.
Marketing and Sales Support:
Produce S-parameter models of new products to support sales and marketing.
Develop simulation and test reports to support sales and marketing.
Develop technical presentations to support new product introductions.
Support the marketing effort of new products by making technical
presentations at potential customer sites.
Capability and Competency Research and Development:
Keep abreast of new technology and customer requirements via literature,
patents and trade shows.
Keep abreast of competitor's technology via literature, patents and trade
shows.
Participate in competitive analyses via SI measurement and/or simulation.
Advise project teams in the signal integrity aspects of connector and cable
assembly design.
Analyze, improve, optimize and automate existing SI simulation methods and
procedures in order to improve the quality and efficiency of the work.
Analyze, improve, optimize and automate existing SI measurement methods and
procedures in order to improve the quality and efficiency of the work.
Assess the value, feasibility, and need of new SI simulation software and
test systems for use by SI Engineers.
Assess the value, feasibility, and need of new SI test equipment for use in
SI Laboratories
New Technology Research:
Investigate the limits of new high-speed connector technologies.
Predict the impact of new high-speed connector technologies on future
specifications and products.

Communication:

Communication with:
Requestors of SI Support (Project Managers, Engineering colleagues,
Engineering Management, Sales and Marketing)
Regional/Global Signal Integrity teams
Regional/Global Development Engineering groups
Engineering groups from manufacturing sites
Customers
International SI community

Leadership:

Act as company technical representative on various industry standards
committees.
Lead the signal integrity efforts in support of assigned projects, including
planning the necessary SI activities and overseeing SI Engineers who are
assisting.

Qualifications

EDUCATION
Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field with
2+ years of current experience in interconnect signal integrity measurement
and/or simulation

OR

Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field and
5+ years of experience in interconnect signal integrity measurement and/or
simulation

Proficiency in English - spoken and written word - required