Technical Staff, Engineering Technologist (Signal Integrity)

Dell Technologies; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 229,500 - 297,000; Full time

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Job summary

Dell Technologies is seeking a Principal Signal Integrity Engineer to lead high-speed system design and SI strategy. You will define architecture, drive decisions, and solve complex signal challenges across multi-gigabit platforms as a senior individual contributor.

Join a team shaping product directions and best practices from concept to production in Austin, Texas. As the technical authority for SI, you’ll mentor technologists, influence roadmaps, and establish playbooks while collaborating

Qualifications

• 10+ years in signal integrity/high-speed design or related domain.
• Deep expertise in electromagnetic theory and transmission line behavior.
• Proven track record delivering complex high-speed systems to production.

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical authority for Signal Integrity across multiple programs and product lines.
• Define system-level SI architecture and strategy, including channel budgets, loss targets, and margin requirements.
• Lead end-to-end SI ownership from concept through design, validation, and production.
• Drive pre-layout and post-layout simulation methodologies and sign-off criteria across the organization.
• Develop and standardize design rules and best practices for PCB stack-up, high-speed routing, return path, and via design.

Skills

Signal integrity

High-speed design

Electromagnetic theory

Channel modeling

SI tools proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Keysight ADS

Ansys HFSS/SIwave

Cadence Sigrity

Job description

Technical Staff, Engineering Technologist (Signal Integrity)

From applied research to advanced engineering, the Engineering Technologist team has the expertise to shape ground-breaking products, material,and processes. It’s a fascinating field of work. We’re involved in assessing the competition, developing technology and product strategies,and generating intellectual property. We lead technology investigations, analyze industry capabilities,and recommend potential acquisitions or vendor partner opportunities. Our insights influence product architecture and definitions. And we work with colleagues across the business to ensure our products always lead the way.

We are seeking a Principal Signal Integrity (SI) Engineer to serve as a technical leader and subject-matter expert for high-speed system design. This role is responsible for defining SI strategy, driving architectural decisions, and solving the most complex signal challenges across advanced multi-gigabit platforms. As a senior individual contributor, you will influence product direction, establish best practices, and lead technical initiatives across multiple teams and programs.

Join us to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact as aTechnical Staffon ourEngineering Technologistteam in Austin, Texas.

What you’ll achieve:

As aTechnical Staff Engineering Technologist (Signal Integrity), you’ll provide expert guidance on technology investigations, prototyping strategies, and data generation that drive product decisions. You’ll synthesize insights from experiments and literature to advise leaders and shape roadmaps. You will mentor technologists and contribute to playbooks and tool improvements.

You will:

• Act as the technical authority for Signal Integrity across multiple programs and product lines
• Define system-level SI architecture and strategy, including channel budgets, loss targets, and margin requirements
• Lead end-to-end SI ownership from concept and architecture through design, validation, and production
• Drive pre-layout and post-layout simulation methodologies and sign-off criteria across the organization
• Develop and standardize design rules and best practices for:
  • PCB stack-up and materials selection
  • High-speed routing constraints
  • Return path continuity and via design
  • Crosstalk and noise mitigation strategies

Every Dell Technologies team member brings something unique to the table. Here’s what we are looking for with this role:

Essential Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in signal integrity, high-speed design, or related domain
• Deep expertise in:
  • Electromagnetic theory and transmission line behavior
  • High-speed digital system design and channel modeling
  • Multi-gigabit serial link analysis and optimization
• Proven track record of delivering complex, high-speed systems to production.
• Expert-level proficiency with SI tools:
  • Keysight ADS
  • Ansys HFSS / SIwave
  • Cadence Sigrity
• Strong experience with:
  • Advanced PCB design and stack-up definition
  • Package and interconnect modeling
  • High-speed interface standards and compliance

Desirable Requirements:

• Typically requires 15+ years of related experience in a professional role with a Bachelor's degree; or 12+ years and a Master's degree; or 8+ years and a PhD; or equivalent experience
• Contributions to industry standards or technical publications

Compensation

Dell is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range for this position is $229,500 – $297,000.

Benefits and Perks of working at Dell Technologies

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