SPE Signal Integrity

Rambus.com; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Rambus in Bengaluru, India seeks a Senior Principal Engineer to lead SI/PI modeling, analysis and simulations for memory interfaces. You will collaborate with design, layout, and validation teams on DDR4/DDR5 products and packaging design to achieve superior SI performance.

The role requires a strong background in SI/PI, EM theory, and high-speed memory interfaces, with hands-on experience in Spice/ADS, HFSS, Q3D and Allegro tools.

Qualifications

• BE/MS/MTech in Electrical Engineering with 12+ years of industry experience.
• Strong background in SI/PI and package design.
• Experience simulating high-speed memory interfaces (DDR4/DDR5) or SERDES.

Responsibilities

• Create SI/PI methodologies for DDR product portfolio.
• Define specifications for packaging and PCB routing with design teams.
• Provide guidelines from SI/PI studies to ensure superior SI performance.

Skills

SI/PI

DDR4/DDR5

EM theory

Spice/ADS

HFSS

Q3D

Allegro layout

Package design

lab measurement correlation

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

HFSS

Q3D

Totem

RedHawk

XcitePI

Allegro

Job description

Overview

Rambus, a premier chip and silicon IP provider, is seeking to hire an exceptional Senior Principal Engineer with signal integrity and package design experience to join our Memory Interface Chips BU’s engineering team in Bangalore, India. In this highly visible role, you will work within our SI/PI team to work on modeling, analysis, and simulations of signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) in the very challenging DDR field.

Rambus offers a flexible work environment, embracing a hybrid approach for most office-based roles. Employees are encouraged to spend an average of at least three days per week onsite, allowing for two days of remote work.

Responsibilities

• Create SI/PI methodologies and work with the design & chip layout teams to do SI/PI study and package design for the latest DDR product portfolio
• Work with package and validation team to define specifications and system design requirements such as packaging and PCB routings, IC-PKG-BRD decoupling requirements, channel simulations and jitter sensitivity analysis.
• Provide guidelines based on SI/PI study and simulation and silicon correlation so that our products will have superior SI performance.
• Work with our customers to do collaboration to find the optimum SI/PI solution.
• Help the team during debug and bring up in lab if needed.

Qualifications

• Solid background in SI/PI and package design.
• BE or MS or MTech in Electrical Engineering with 12+ years of industry experience.
• Prior experience in simulating high speed memory (DDR4, DDR5) and/or SERDES interfaces is required.
• Solid theoretical background and understanding in EM and transmission line theory is a must
• Strong background and solid understanding of equalization techniques such as FIR/FFE/DFE/CTLE are required
• Must understand package and PCB design, be able to use APD/Allegro layout files.
• On-Die PDN design exposure is big plus.
• Experience in correlating simulation results with lab measurements using scopes, TDRs, VNAs etc.
• Strong understanding of the server system, from CPUs to DRAMs on DIMM modules, is highly desirable
• Proficient with simulations using Spice and ADS.
• Experience with commercial EDA tools such as HFSS, Q3D or equivalent tools is must.
• Familiarity with RedHawk/Totem or XcitePI is a strong plus.
• Must be an innovative, self-motivated individual, be able to manage and drive his projects, and must be a team player

About Rambus

Rambus is a global company that makes industry-leading memory interface chips and Silicon IP to advance data center connectivity and solve the bottleneck between memory and processing. With over 30 years of semiconductor experience, we are a leading provider of high-performance products and innovations that maximize the bandwidth, capacity and security for AI and other data-intensive workloads. Our world-class team is the foundation of our company, and our innovative spirit drives us to develop the cutting-edge products and technologies essential for tomorrow’s systems.

Rambus offers a competitive compensation package, including base salary, bonus, equity and employee benefits.

Rambus is committed to cultivating a culture where we actively seek to understand, respect, and celebrate the complex and rich identities of ourselves and others. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives are geared towards valuing the differences in backgrounds, experiences, and thoughts at Rambus to help enhance collaboration, teamwork, engagement, and innovation. At Rambus, we believe that we can be our best when every member of our organization feels respected, included, and heard.

Rambus is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirm…?

We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Rambus is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans during our job application procedures. If you require assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please feel free to inform us in your application.

Rambus does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies or fee-based recruitment services.

For more information about Rambus, visit rambus.com. For additional information on life at Rambus and our current openings, check outrambus.com/careers/.