Power Integrity Engineer

Amphenol ICC; Yocumtown (PA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, is seeking a Power Integrity Engineer to join our Cable Backplane Systems team in Valley Green, PA. You will analyze, simulate, and optimize PDN to ensure robust power delivery for high-speed systems, collaborating with signal integrity and PCB design teams.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in power integrity or hardware design, hands-on PDN simulations, and a strong grasp of decoupling, VRM behavior, and EMI

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field (Master's preferred).
• 3+ years of experience in power integrity, signal integrity, or hardware design.
• Hands-on PDN simulations using PIPro, Q3D, HFSS or SIwave.
• Experience with SPICE simulations and transient load modeling.
• Strong PDN impedance knowledge, VRM behavior, and decoupling design.
• PCB stack-up design and power routing expertise.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform power integrity simulations (AC impedance, DC IR drop, and transient analysis) to ensure PDN performance.
• Design and optimize decoupling strategies, capacitor selection, and placement for complex boards and systems.
• Interact with customers to determine their power interconnect needs.
• Perform EMI/EMC risk assessments related to power distribution.
• Collaborate with SI engineers to co-optimize power and signal integrity.
• Develop PDN models and validate through lab measurements (VNA impedance sweeps, oscilloscope ripple measurements).
• Work with PCB designers on layer stack-up, plane assignments, and power routing.
• Assist in root-cause analysis and debugging of customer power-related issues.
• Document best practices and contribute to design guidelines for power delivery networks.

Skills

PDN impedance

SPICE simulation

PCB stack-up design

Decoupling optimization

Analytical skills

Documentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Keysight PIPro

ANSYS Q3D

HFSS

SIwave

Cadence Sigrity PowerSI

VNA/Oscilloscope tools

Job description

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, is a world leader in interconnect solutions for Communications, Mobile, RF, Optics, and Commercial electronics markets. Amphenol Corporation is one of the world’s largest designers and manufacturers of electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors and interconnect systems, antennas, sensors and sensor-based products and coaxial and high-speed specialty cable. ACS has an expansive global presence in research and development, manufacturing, and sales. We design and manufacture a wide range of innovative connectors as well as cable assemblies for diverse applications including server, storage, data center, mobile, RF, networking, industrial, business equipment, and automotive.

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, is a world leader in interconnect solutions for Communications, Mobile, RF, Optics, and Commercial electronics markets. Amphenol Corporation is one of the world's largest designers and manufacturers of electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors and interconnect systems, antennas, sensors and sensor-based products and coaxial and high-speed specialty cable. ACS has an expansive global presence in research and development, manufacturing, and sales. We design and manufacture a wide range of innovative connectors as well as cable assemblies for diverse applications including server, storage, data center, mobile, RF, networking, industrial, business equipment, and automotive.

Position: Power Integrity Engineer

Location: Valley Green, PA

Amphenol High Speed Products Group is the market leader for high speed, high bandwidth electrical connectors for the Telecom/Datacom market (Mobile Networks, Storage, Servers, Routers, Switches, etc.). Our products help to enable the electronics revolution and remain a key enabler for all the major Tier 1 OEMs globally. We are currently seeking a Power Integrity Engineer to join our Cable Backplane Systems team. The position will be located in Valley Green, PA.

We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Power Integrity (PI) Engineer to join our high-performance engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for analyzing, simulating, and optimizing power delivery networks (PDN) for next-generation high-speed systems. The concentration will be specifically on interconnects. You will work closely with signal integrity, PCB design, and hardware teams to ensure robust power delivery that meets primarily impedance requirements with the possible addition of requirements for noise and ripple. Additional responsibilities could include the evaluation of shielding for EMI/EMC remediation.

This is a hands-on engineering role that requires strong technical skills, creative problem-solving, and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform power integrity simulations (AC impedance, DC IR drop, and transient analysis) to ensure PDN performance.
• Design and optimize decoupling strategies, capacitor selection, and placement for complex boards and systems.
• Interact with customers to determine their power interconnect needs.
• Perform EMI/EMC risk assessments related to power distribution.
• Collaborate with SI engineers to co-optimize power and signal integrity.
• Develop PDN models and validate through lab measurements (VNA impedance sweeps, oscilloscope ripple measurements).
• Work with PCB designers on layer stack-up, plane assignments, and power routing.
• Assist in root-cause analysis and debugging of customer power-related issues.
• Document best practices and contribute to design guidelines for power delivery networks.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field (Master's preferred)
• 3+ years of experience in power integrity, signal integrity, or hardware design
• Hands-on experience with PDN simulation tools (examples: Keysight PIPro, ANSYS Q3D, HFSS, and SIwave, Cadence Sigrity PowerSI, etc.)
• Experience with SPICE simulation and transient load modeling
• Strong understanding of PDN impedance, VRM behavior, and decoupling network design
• Proficiency in PCB stack-up design, power plane resonance control, and capacitor optimization
• Excellent analytical, communication, and documentation skills

Preferred:

• Familiarity with high-speed digital systems (SerDes, DDR, PCIe)
• Knowledge of EMI/EMC compliance testing and mitigation techniques
• Background in scripting or automation (MATLAB, Python) for data analysis
• Experience with lab instrumentation: VNAs, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers

Amphenol Corporation is proud of our reputation as an excellent employer. Our focus is to provide the highest level of support and responsiveness to both our employees and our customers, the world's largest technology companies. Amphenol Corporation offers the opportunity for career growth within a global organization. We believe that Amphenol Corporation is unique in that every employee, regardless of his or her position, has the ability to positively impact the business.

Amphenol is an “Equal Opportunity Employer” - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin. For additional company information please visit our website at https://www.amphenol-cs.com/