Signal Integrity Principal Engineer

Dell Technologies Inc.; Round Rock (TX); On-site; USD 167,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Dell Technologies in Round Rock, Texas, is seeking a Signal Integrity Principal Engineer to join the Core Hardware Development team. You will drive SI across the enterprise hardware portfolio, addressing high-speed interfaces and complex transmission-line challenges.

You will lead SI design reviews, develop simulation models, and collaborate with ODM partners to push what's possible in a range of products such as PowerEdge servers and AI servers.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in signal integrity role with PCIe and DDR experience.
• Strong fundamentals in transmission lines and EM fields.
• Proficient with SI simulation tools (HFSS, SiWave, ADS).
• Hands-on with TDR, VNA, and SI test equipment.
• PCB layout reviews using Allegro or Xpedition.
• Collaborates with customers and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and validate SI simulation models across manufacturing and environmental variations.
• Analyze designs and define routing/material/interconnect solutions for PCIe, DDR, and other high-speed interfaces.
• Perform channel simulations across packages and PCBs.
• Work with IBIS-AMI, S-parameter models and tools like HFSS, ADS, Cadence Allegro.
• Optimize interconnects to meet insertion loss, return loss, eye diagram, and BER targets.
• Lead SI design reviews and influence platform-wide best practices.
• Own electrical validation test plan development and issue resolution.
• Collaborate with technology suppliers on future guidelines and tools.

Skills

Signal integrity

PCIe and DDR

Transmission lines

EM theory

SI tools

TDR/VNA

PCB layout review

Allegro/Xpedition

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering

Tools

HFSS

SiWave

ADS

TDR

VNA

Allegro

Xpedition

Job description

Signal Integrity Principal Engineer

Our Electrical Engineering team puts the spark into the full hardware development lifecycle, from concept to production. It takes experts in system architecture definition, design, analysis, prototyping, sourcing & the debugging and validation of layouts or routes to deliver state-of-the-art products for a changing world. We work closely with designers, cross-functional teams within Dell Technologies and suppliers to make sure electronic designs meet a range of requirements, including schedule, feature set, functionality and quality, as well as industry standards.

Our Electrical Engineering team puts the spark into the full hardware development lifecycle, from concept to production. It takes experts in system architecture definition, design, analysis, prototyping, sourcing & the debugging and validation of layouts or routes to deliver state-of-the-art products for a changing world. We work closely with designers, cross-functional teams within Dell Technologies and suppliers to make sure electronic designs meet a range of requirements, including schedule, feature set, functionality and quality, as well as industry standards.

Join us to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact as a Signal Integrity Principal Engineer on our Core Hardware Development Team in Round Rock, Texas.

Responsibilities

What you'll achieve

As a Signal Integrity Principal Engineer, you'll drive innovation across Dell's enterprise hardware portfolio, i.e. Power Edge Servers, AI Servers, storage products. You'll solve complex transmission-line challenges, guide best practices, and collaborate with internal teams and Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) partners to push what's possible in high frequency designs.

You will:

• Build, validate, and correlate advanced Signal Integrity (SI) simulation models; Develop simulation strategies to characterize worst-case conditions across manufacturing and environmental variations

• Analyze electrical designs and define routing/material/interconnect solutions for new highspeed interfaces such as PCIe, DDR, xGMI, UPI, etc...

• Perform channel simulations across packages and PCBs

• Work with IBIS-AMI, S-parameter models, and tools like Ansys HFSS, Keysight ADS, Cadence Allegro, and other leading industry tools

• Optimize interconnects to meet insertion loss, return loss, eye diagram, and BER targets

• Lead SI design reviews and influence platform wide best practices

• Own electrical validation test plan development and support issue resolution

• Collaborate with key technology suppliers on future-facing guidelines, tools, and ecosystem challenges

Qualifications

Essential Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in signal integrity role or equivalent skill; must have experience with server design and experience with both Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) and Double Data Rate (DDR) interfaces

• Strong fundamentals in transmission lines, electromagnetic (EM) fields, and analog/digital theory

• Proficiency with SI simulation tools e.g. High-Frequency Structure Simulator (HFSS), SiWave, Advanced Design System (ADS); hands‑on experience with Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR), Vector Network Analyzer (VNA), and other SI test equipment

• Ability to perform Printed Circuit Board (PCB) layout reviews using Allegro, Xpedition, or similar

• Proven collaboration with customers and crossfunctional teams

Desirable Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in either electrical engineering or computer engineering

Compensation

Dell is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary range for this position is $166,600 - $185000

Benefits and Perks of working at Dell Technologies

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