Senior SI/PI Hardware Engineer, SSD & PCIe

Socket.dev; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision insurance

401(k) match

Onsite gym

Job summary

SK hynix memory solutions America Inc. is seeking a Senior Signal Integrity Engineer to develop next-generation SSD products.

The role requires hardware design expertise and deep SI/PI knowledge for high-speed interfaces including PCIe Gen4/5/6 and DDR4/5, with hands-on lab measurements and simulation tools. You will mentor engineers, collaborate with SoC, FW, and PCB teams, and contribute to design guidelines, validation, and final reporting across enterprise, client, and mobile storage

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering is required; MS is a plus.
• 3–8+ years of relevant experience in high-speed SI/PI.
• Experience with PCIe Gen4/5/6, DDR4/5, NVIO and PDN.
• Strong fundamentals in EM simulation and transmission line theory.
• Experience with lab measurements and correlation to simulations.

Responsibilities

• Mentor engineers and provide SI/PI expertise for SSD controller packages.
• Support SSD product design, guidelines, validation and final reports.
• Define stack-up, HDI via technologies, routing constraints, and reviews.
• Interface with cross-functional teams to meet system requirements.
• Work with SoC, FW, package, and circuit design engineers.
• Document designs and communicate with teams; perform root-cause analysis.

Skills

Signal Integrity

Power Integrity

High-speed PCB design

PCIe Gen4/5/6

DDR4/5

Lab measurements

Team mentoring

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

MS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Sigrity

Allegro

ADS

HFSS

SIWAVE

HSPICE

Job description

SK hynix memory solutions America Inc. is seeking a Senior Signal Integrity Engineer to develop next-generation SSD products.

The role requires hardware design expertise and deep SI/PI knowledge for high-speed interfaces including PCIe Gen4/5/6 and DDR4/5, with hands-on lab measurements and simulation tools. You will mentor engineers, collaborate with SoC, FW, and PCB teams, and contribute to design guidelines, validation, and final reporting across enterprise, client, and mobile storage