Prinicipal Signal Integrity Engineer

AMD; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Benefits at a glance

Job summary

AMD is seeking a Signal Integrity Engineer in the Adaptive and Embedded Computing Group. You will analyze, model and validate high-speed interconnects for SerDes channels, memory interfaces, and Ethernet links to ensure reliability and efficiency across AMD’s next-generation products.

You will collaborate with board designers, IC packaging, PCB teams, and external partners to drive accurate SI guidelines and successful first-time outcomes. This role supports hybrid work arrangements.

Qualifications

• Masters or PhD degree required in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field.
• Proven expertise in high-speed signal integrity engineering.
• Proficiency with SI simulation tools and high-speed interfaces such as PCIe/Ethernet/DDR.

Responsibilities

• Model and simulate end-to-end high-speed channels including transceivers and PCB/package.
• Perform time/frequency domain SI analyses using industry tools.
• Identify loss, reflection, and crosstalk; implement design fixes.
• Run channel simulations to optimize Eye Diagram, BER and SNR.
• Provide board material, stack-up, and layout guidelines.
• Review PCB layout and material; propose SI/PI solutions.
• Support lab validation and correlate with simulation data.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to keep projects on schedule.

Skills

High-speed SI engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

MATLAB/Python data analysis

Education

Masters or PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Keysight ADS

Cadence Sigrity

Ansys HFSS

Job description

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD.

At AMD, we believetechnology has the power to solve the world’s most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day, innovation at AMDis shapingthefuture.

Whetheryou’redesigning next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, orbringing leading edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger— technologythat moves the world forward.Join us and, together, we’ll advance your career.

THE ROLE:

As a Signal Integrity Engineer at Adaptive and Embedded Computing Group (AECG), AMD, you will be responsible for ensuring that AMD’s next-generation products deliver industry-leading reliability, performance, and efficiency. This role involves analyzing, modeling and validating the complex interconnects of high-speed Serializer/De-serializer (SerDes) channels @56/64/112/128/224+ Gbps, High speed memories like LPDDR4/5x/6, DDR5, PCIe Gen 5/6 etc., and 400/800/1600Gbps Ethernet links. You will be providing guidelines to board layout teams based on SI and Power simulations and for high-speed structures.

THE PERSON:

In this role, you will closely collaborate with Board HW designers, HW architects, IC packaging team, PCB team, and external partners/suppliers to ensure first time success of the system/board products.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Model and simulate the end-to-end high-speed channels including transceivers, IC package, PCB and cross-boards connectors/cables
• Utilize industry-standard tools and methodologies to perform a variety of time/frequency domain signal integrity analysis (IBIS-AMI, SPICE, full-wave EM analysis, etc)
• Identify the link quality such as loss, reflection and crosstalk, and resolve the issues
• Conduct channel-simulations to optimize Eye Diagram, Bit Error Rate (BER) and Signal-Noise-Ratio (SNR) for high-speed signaling in a complex system.
• Interpret the simulation results to provide the design guidelines on board materials, stack-up, transmission line routings, component placement and layout optimization
• Review PCB layout and board material/stack-up, identify the potential signal integrity and power integrity issues, and propose the solutions
• Support lab validation and debugging to correlate with the simulation data
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive product development while keeping projects on schedule and within scope.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Strong experience in high-speed signal integrity engineering
• Proficiency in SI simulation tools (Keysight ADS, Cadence Sigrity, Ansys HFSS)
• Strong expertise in high-speed architecture, interconnects and PCB/package design
• Knowledge of high-speed interfaces (PCIe, Ethernet, DDR, etc.)
• Familiarity with MATLAB or Python for data analysis and automation
• Hands-on experience with lab testing tools (TDR, VNA, high-speed oscilloscopes)
• Excellent problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration skills

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Masters or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.