Signal Integrity Engineer: High-Speed PCB & SerDes

020 Cisco Systems, Inc.; North Carolina; On-site; USD 116,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. in RTP, NC seeks an experienced Signal Integrity Engineer to design, analyze, and validate high-speed SerDes and power delivery networks for next-generation Networking hardware.

You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure robust PCB performance from concept to production. The role emphasizes SI simulations, lab measurements, and hands-on bring-up, with a focus on DDR/LPDDR and high-speed interfaces in a hardware-centric environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field with 5+ years of experience, or master's degree with 3+ years of experience.
• Experience with high-speed SerDes technologies such as PAM4 or NRZ, including simulation, bring-up, debugging, measurements, or optimization.
• Experience with electromagnetic or signal integrity simulation tools, including 2D/3D field solvers on comparable platforms such as Ansys HFSS, Cadence Clarity, Sigrity, Siemens Hyperlynx.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the design and analysis of high-speed digital and analog systems from concept through to production.
• Perform signal integrity simulations using industry-standard tools.
• Model and analyze power delivery networks to ensure signal integrity and system reliability in next-generation hardware.
• Optimize pre- and post-route signal integrity analysis of PCBs.
• Support prototype function bring-up, and system-level validation and troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with hardware, layout, and validation teams to resolve technical issues.
• Contribute to documentation, data analysis, and correlation of simulation and lab measurements.

Skills

SerDes technologies

Signal integrity simulations

Power delivery analysis

Education

Electrical engineering degree

Tools

Ansys HFSS

Cadence Clarity

Sigrity

Siemens HyperLynx

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. in RTP, NC seeks an experienced Signal Integrity Engineer to design, analyze, and validate high-speed SerDes and power delivery networks for next-generation Networking hardware.

You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure robust PCB performance from concept to production. The role emphasizes SI simulations, lab measurements, and hands-on bring-up, with a focus on DDR/LPDDR and high-speed interfaces in a hardware-centric environment.