Signal Integrity Application Engineer

Piper Companies; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Piper Companies seeks a Signal Integrity Application Engineer to lead customer programs and drive SI strategy from concept to production. Preference for Santa Clara, CA or Austin, TX; remote candidates willing to travel regularly will be considered.

Responsibilities include leading technical reviews, SI simulations, and cross-team collaboration to ensure production readiness for high-speed interconnect systems. 10+ years of SI experience and strong client engagement are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience supporting signal integrity initiatives for high-speed connectors, cable assemblies, interconnect products, or system-level architectures.
• Hands-on experience with signal integrity simulation and analysis tools such as HFSS, SIwave, Sigrity, ADS, VNA measurement platforms, and channel modeling methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical lead for customer programs, partnering with OEMs and internal teams to define requirements and deliver high-speed interconnect solutions.
• Develop and execute signal integrity simulation, modeling, validation, and performance optimization strategies for cable and connector systems.
• Lead customer-facing technical reviews, design discussions, troubleshooting efforts, and root cause investigations.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and product teams to resolve technical challenges and support production readiness.
• Manage multiple programs simultaneously while providing technical guidance and acting as a trusted advisor for signal integrity-related decisions.

Skills

Customer-facing leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

HFSS

SIwave

Sigrity

ADS

VNA

Channel modeling

Job description

Piper Companies is seeking a Signal Integrity Application Engineer to join a leading organization within the high-speed interconnect and electronics industry. The Signal Integrity Application Engineer will serve as the primary technical liaison for customer programs, driving signal integrity strategy, system performance, and technical success from initial concept through production. This is a direct hire opportunity with preference for candidates located in Santa Clara, CA or Austin, TX, though remote candidates with the ability to travel regularly will be considered.

Responsibilities of the Signal Integrity Application Engineer include:

• Serve as the technical lead for customer programs, partnering with OEMs and internal teams to define requirements and deliver high-speed interconnect solutions.
• Develop and execute signal integrity simulation, modeling, validation, and performance optimization strategies for cable and connector systems.
• Lead customer-facing technical reviews, design discussions, troubleshooting efforts, and root cause investigations.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and product teams to resolve technical challenges and support production readiness.
• Manage multiple programs simultaneously while providing technical guidance and acting as a trusted advisor for signal integrity-related decisions.

Qualifications for the Signal Integrity Application Engineer include:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience supporting signal integrity initiatives for high-speed connectors, cable assemblies, interconnect products, or system-level architectures.
• Strong customer-facing experience leading technical engagements from requirements gathering through production release.
• Hands-on expertise with signal integrity simulation and analysis tools such as HFSS, SIwave, Sigrity, ADS, VNA measurement platforms, and channel modeling methodologies.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex performance issues, lead cross-functional efforts, and support global engineering and manufacturing teams.

Compensation for the Signal Integrity Application Engineer:

Salary Range: $150,000-$200,000/year (USD)

Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), paid time off, and additional company-sponsored benefits.

This job opens for applications on 10/30/26. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

Keywords: signal integrity, SI engineer, high-speed design, cable assemblies, interconnect solutions, connectors, channel modeling, HFSS, SIwave, Sigrity, ADS, VNA, electromagnetic simulation, datacenter, hyperscale, OEM, telecommunications, networking, server architecture, system architecture, EMC, EMI, electrical engineering, root cause analysis, validation, troubleshooting, customer-facing engineer, technical leadership, PCB design, channel compliance, engineering support, manufacturing support, product development, data communication, hardware engineering, design verification, correlation studies, transmission lines, high-speed electronics, application engineering.

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