Signal Integrity Engineer

Tucker Parker Smith Group (TPS Group); Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 59,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Tucker Parker Smith Group in Irvine, CA is seeking an experienced Signal Integrity Engineer to support the development and qualification of next-generation enterprise SSD products. You will perform signal integrity analysis, simulation, validation, and correlation to ensure high-speed interfaces meet performance and reliability requirements.

You will collaborate with hardware, PCB layout, package, systems, validation, and product engineering teams throughout the product development lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years in signal integrity/high-speed design.
• Proficient with SI tools and measurement equipment.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Perform pre-layout and post-layout SI simulations for PCIe, DDR, NAND.
• Develop design guidelines to optimize signal performance.
• Review schematics and layouts to mitigate SI risks early.
• Analyze eye diagrams, jitter, crosstalk, reflections, impedance issues.
• Collaborate with Hardware, Layout, Systems, Package, Validation, and Product Characterization.
• Support EVT, laboratory measurements, debugging, and root-cause analysis.
• Correlate simulation with lab data and product performance.
• Design experiments to improve SI measurement correlation.
• Evaluate new technologies with suppliers and vendors.
• Document methodologies and SI results for products.

Skills

Signal Integrity

High-Speed Digital Design

Transmission Lines

Impedance Control

S-parameters

Jitter

Crosstalk

Channel Analysis

High-Speed Signaling

Cross-functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Ansys HFSS

SIwave

Keysight ADS

Cadence Sigrity

Job description

Location: Irvine, CA (Hybrid – M,W,Th on-site)

Duration: 1-Year W2 Assignment (potential to extend / convert)

Pay Rate: $70–71/hour

About the Company

Join a global leader in data storage technology that develops innovative flash memory, SSD, and storage solutions powering enterprise, cloud, AI, and consumer applications worldwide. This is an opportunity to work on cutting-edge high-speed storage products in a collaborative engineering environment.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Signal Integrity Engineer to support the development and qualification of next-generation enterprise SSD products. In this role, you will perform signal integrity analysis, simulation, validation, and correlation activities to ensure high-speed interfaces meet performance and reliability requirements. You will collaborate closely with hardware, PCB layout, package, systems, validation, and product engineering teams throughout the product development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Perform pre-layout and post-layout signal integrity simulations for high-speed interfaces including PCIe, DDR, and NAND.
• Develop PCB, package, connector, routing, and stack-up design guidelines to optimize signal performance.
• Review schematics and PCB layouts to identify and mitigate signal integrity risks early in the design process.
• Analyze channel performance, eye diagrams, jitter, crosstalk, reflections, impedance discontinuities, and channel margins.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams including Hardware, Layout, Systems, Package, Validation, and Product Characterization.
• Support engineering validation testing (EVT), laboratory measurements, debugging, and root cause analysis.
• Correlate simulation results with laboratory measurements and product performance data.
• Design and execute experiments (DOE) to improve simulation-to-measurement correlation.
• Partner with component suppliers and equipment vendors to evaluate new technologies and technical solutions.
• Document simulation methodologies, design recommendations, engineering findings, and product-level signal integrity results.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in Signal Integrity, High-Speed Digital Design, or a closely related engineering field.
• Strong understanding of transmission lines, impedance control, S-parameters, jitter, crosstalk, channel analysis, and high-speed digital signaling.
• Hands‑on experience with signal integrity simulation tools such as:
• Ansys HFSS
• SIwave
• Keysight ADS
• Cadence Sigrity
• Experience using laboratory equipment including oscilloscopes, Vector Network Analyzers (VNA), and Time Domain Reflectometers (TDR).
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting enterprise SSD, storage, or high-performance compute products.
• Experience correlating simulation models with laboratory measurements.
• Familiarity with PCB design practices for high-speed digital systems.