Signal Integrity Engineer

Amphenol Corporation; Yocumtown (PA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Amphenol Communications Solutions is seeking a Signal Integrity Engineer to join our team focused on high-speed interconnects for telecom/datacom applications. The role involves design, analysis, and testing of backplane and cable-based interconnects, with responsibilities spanning from concept to customer support.

Ideal candidates have a strong background in SI, EM principles, and hands-on experience with characterization tools such as TDR, VNA, and pattern generators.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering or Physics (required).
• Hands-on frequency- and time-domain characterization.
• Experience with signal integrity measurements and debugging tools.
• Understanding of electromagnetic principles.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on multi-disciplinary team to develop next‑gen high-speed backplane interconnect products.
• Design, simulate, characterize, and apply high-speed connectors and cable interconnects.
• Assist customers with high-speed data transmission solutions.
• Support Sales Engineers to develop product break-in strategies based on signal integrity expertise.
• Identify and resolve SI issues in PCB layout and guide layout development.
• Apply circuit theory and high-speed transmission concepts to PCB design.

Skills

Frequency-domain characterization

Time-domain characterization

Signal integrity measurements

Electromagnetic principles

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering or Physics

MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering or Physics

Tools

HFSS/Designer

CST Microwave Studio

HSPICE

MatLab

ADS

Job description

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, is a world leader in interconnect solutions for Communications, Mobile, RF, Optics, and Commercial electronics markets. Amphenol Corporation is one of the world’s largest designers and manufacturers of electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors and interconnect systems, antennas, sensors and sensor-based products and coaxial and high-speed specialty cable. ACS has an expansive global presence in research and development, manufacturing, and sales. We design and manufacture a wide range of innovative connectors as well as cable assemblies for diverse applications including server, storage, data center, mobile, RF, networking, industrial, business equipment, and automotive.

Position: Signal Integrity Engineer

Location: Valley Green, PA

Amphenol High Speed Products Group is the market leader for high speed, high bandwidth electrical connectors for the Telecom/Datacom market (Mobile Networks, Storage, Servers, Routers, Switches, etc.). Our products help to enable the electronics revolution and remain a key enabler for all the major Tier 1 OEMs globally. We have design, sales, and manufacturing locations globally and are currently seeking a Signal Integrity Engineer to join our team located in Nashua, NH. The SI Engineer would be part of an established team of dedicated signal integrity engineers and engineers of other disciplines who are responsible for both component development as well as customer support on new product introduction.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborating on a multi-disciplinary team in the development of next generation high speed backplane interconnect products
• Design, simulation, characterization, and application of high-speed electrical connectors and cable-based interconnect
• Assist with providing solutions to customers across a wide range of sectors with their high-speed data transmission requirements
• Supporting to the internal Sales Engineers to develop strategies for product break-in at existing and new accounts based on signal integrity and electrical engineering expertise
• Identify and resolve signal Integrity issues in PCB layout, and directing layout
• Application of Circuit theory and high-speed digital transmission, PCB layout principles for high-speed digital design

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS in Electrical Engineering or Physics

• Hands-on experience with frequency-domain and time-domain component and circuit characterization including understanding of test and calibration methods
• Experience with signal integrity measurements and debugging with TDR,VNA, pattern generators, error detectors and similar measurement equipment
• Understanding of electro-magnetic principles

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering or Physics
• 2+ years of industry experience
• Experience in component design and application of high-speed interconnects into communications systems
• Experience with signal integrity and simulation/analysis tools such as Ansys HFSS and Designer, CST Microwave, HSPICE, MatLab, and ADS

Amphenol Corporation is proud of our reputation as an excellent employer. Our focus is to provide the highest level of support and responsiveness to both our employees and our customers, the world's largest technology companies. Amphenol Corporation offers the opportunity for career growth within a global organization. We believe that Amphenol Corporation is unique in that every employee, regardless of his or her position, has the ability to positively impact the business.

Amphenol is an “Equal Opportunity Employer” - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin. For additional company information please visit our website at https://www.amphenol-cs.com/