Signal and Power Integrity Engineer - SIO Interface

Apple; United States; Vor Ort; USD 120.000 - 210.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Apple is seeking an engineer to work on SOC signal and power integrity from silicon to board. You will focus on high-speed serial interfaces such as USB and PCIe, performing electrical extraction and validation of package and PCB, and coordinating with circuit design teams to optimize SI/PI modeling and testing.

Expertise in lab equipment and EM tools is required. Minimum qualification is a bachelor's degree with strong background in high-speed interfaces; PhD or MS with several years'

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree required in a relevant field.
• PhD in a relevant field is preferred.
• MS with 3+ years or BS with 5+ years of industry experience preferred.
• Familiarity with high-speed serial interfaces and SI/PI methodologies.

Aufgaben

• Develop and validate high-speed serial interface SI/PI for Apple SOCs.
• Electrical design of SI/PI for silicon to package to board.
• Create and execute test plans to validate signal and power integrity.
• Collaborate with design and vendor teams to optimize circuitry and system models.
• Debug and improve product yield with engineering teams.

Kenntnisse

Signal integrity

Power integrity

SI/PI modeling

EM simulation

Lab equipment familiarity

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree

PhD in a relevant field

MS with 3+ years experience

BS with 5+ years experience

Jobbeschreibung

In this position, you will work with the team that develops SOCs used within Apple devices. You will be specifically responsible for high-speed serial interface signal integrity and power integrity for Apple SOCs covering the span from silicon to package to board. Prior design and modeling experience with USB, PCIe, or comparable interfaces is a must-have.

Work on the electrical and physical design of high-speed serial interface systems. Work on the electrical extraction and validation of package and PCB. Work with circuit design team and vendor to optimize circuit and system design SI and PI modeling, simulation, and characterization of high-speed serial interface. Develop and execute test plans to validate signal and power integrity. Work with product engineering and system engineering to debug and improve product yield.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum requirement of a bachelors degree

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant field.
• BS and 5+ years or MS and 3+ years of relevant industry experience.
• You should be familiar with signal and power integrity issues of high speed serial interfaces.
• Experience working with the actual product package/board design and analysis, SI/PI methodology development, and lab correlation/validation of the simulation results.
• Familiarity with lab equipment, such as: VNA, TDR, real-time scope, spectrum analyzer, etc.
• Possess strong fundamentals in 3D/2D EM simulation tools and transmission line theory.
• Excellent academic background and experience beyond graduate school studies.
• Good communication skills.