Senior SI/PI Lead for AI Compute Systems

Cerebras; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity considered

Job summary

Cerebras Systems seeks a seasoned System Signal Integrity and Power Integrity Engineer Lead to tackle high‑impact challenges in next‑gen AI compute systems. Lead SI/PI analysis across silicon, package, PCB, and advanced packaging to ensure performance and stability.

The ideal candidate drives root-cause analysis, collaborates with silicon and package teams, and guides design fixes for chip‑to‑board interfaces and flex circuits. Sunnyvale location; competitive base with potential equity.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 15+ years of demonstrated depth of expertise in system-level signal integrity and power integrity engineering for high‑speed hardware systems.
• Deep expertise in high‑speed serial and parallel interface analysis and debug.
• Proficiency with 2D and 3D electromagnetic simulation tools.

Responsibilities

• Solve complex SI/PI problems for high‑speed AI compute platforms, including chip‑to‑chip and chip‑to‑board interfaces.
• Perform advanced pre‑layout and post‑layout SI/PI analysis across PCBs, flex circuits, rigid‑flex assemblies, connectors, and advanced packages.
• Lead root‑cause analysis of challenging SI/PI issues such as margin shortfalls, impedance discontinuities, coupling, resonances, and simulation‑to‑hardware mismatches.
• Analyze and resolve SI/PI challenges associated with flex circuits, high‑speed flex connectors, interposers, and advanced packaging technologies.
• Analyze and troubleshoot power delivery networks using DC and AC simulations and hardware correlation to resolve performance and stability issues.

Skills

High-speed SI/PI

PCB stack-up design

EM simulation tools

Power delivery analysis

Transmission line theory

Hardware correlation

Server hardware experience

AI accelerators

Education

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

2D/3D electromagnetic simulation tools

PCB design tools

Job description

Cerebras Systems seeks a seasoned System Signal Integrity and Power Integrity Engineer Lead to tackle high‑impact challenges in next‑gen AI compute systems. Lead SI/PI analysis across silicon, package, PCB, and advanced packaging to ensure performance and stability.

The ideal candidate drives root-cause analysis, collaborates with silicon and package teams, and guides design fixes for chip‑to‑board interfaces and flex circuits. Sunnyvale location; competitive base with potential equity.