Senior Principal Power Integrity Engineer PDN Strategy

Dell Technologies; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 200,000 - 259,000; Full time

Job summary

Dell Technologies in Austin, Texas seeks a Senior Principal PI Engineer to lead power integrity across high‑performance systems. You will define PDN architecture, establish impedance targets, and drive sign‑off criteria from VRMs to die, collaborating with multi‑discipline teams to optimize reliability and performance.

We value 10+ years of PI experience, deep PDN expertise, and proficiency with Cadence Sigrity, Ansys SIwave, and Keysight ADS.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in power integrity, power delivery, or related areas
• Deep expertise in: Power delivery network (PDN) design and optimization
• Target impedance methodology
• DC and AC power analysis
• High-speed system power requirements
• Proven track record of delivering robust power solutions in high-performance systems to production
• Expert-level proficiency with PI tools: Cadence Sigrity PowerSI / OptimizePI, Ansys SIwave / HFSS, Keysight ADS (PI analysis)
• Strong understanding of: VRM design and control loops, Decoupling strategies and capacitor behavior (ESR, ESL), PCB and package parasitics
• Patents or publications demonstrating technical leadership (Desirable)

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical lead and subject-matter expert for Power Integrity (PI) across multiple platforms and products
• Define and own end-to-end power delivery network (PDN) architecture, from voltage regulator modules (VRMs) through PCB, package, and die
• Establish target impedance profiles, noise budgets, and transient performance requirements
• Lead system-level PI design and analysis, including: DC IR drop analysis, AC impedance and resonance characterization, Transient response and load step behavior
• Drive pre-layout and post-layout PI simulations and sign-off criteria

Skills

Power integrity

PDN design

Impedance targets

DC power analysis

AC power analysis

VRM design

PCB/parasitics

PI tools

Sigrity PowerSI

SIwave/HFSS

ADS PI

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Cadence Sigrity PowerSI/OptimizePI

Ansys SIwave/HFSS

Keysight ADS (PI)

Job description

Dell Technologies in Austin, Texas seeks a Senior Principal PI Engineer to lead power integrity across high‑performance systems. You will define PDN architecture, establish impedance targets, and drive sign‑off criteria from VRMs to die, collaborating with multi‑discipline teams to optimize reliability and performance.

We value 10+ years of PI experience, deep PDN expertise, and proficiency with Cadence Sigrity, Ansys SIwave, and Keysight ADS.