System SignalPower Integrity Engineer

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Job Description:

System Signal/Power Integrity Engineer

Responsibilities

• Support high data rate SerDes applications - up to 112Gbps NRZ and 224G PAM4 systems

• System level Signal and Power Integrity design trade-offs and debug

• Collaborate with package PCB and silicon designers to complete measurement-simulation correlation projects

• Develop models with electromagnetic field solvers: primarily with Ansys HFSS and electronic suite.

• Ability to understand laminate design and fabrication techniques and limitations for both package and PCB designs.

• Evaluate system PCB and package material and connector solutions for future designs.

• Simulate schematic models and environments within Keysight ADS.

• Ensure and know trade-offs for the accuracy of models (3D/2.5D/2D) used for design simulations.

• Perform and develop VNA/TDR (50GHz) measurement techniques and correlate with models and simulations.

• Provide feedback and learnings from measurement-simulation correlation investigations to improve best practices for modeling and simulations.

• Capture high fidelity lab measurements to be used for correlation and debug purposes

  • Experience with sampling and real-time oscilloscopes spectrum analyzers and optical oscilloscopes.

Understand and apply:

• High speed data communications

• Transmission-line and electromagnetic-field theory

• Numerical analysis

• VNA/TDR measurements

• Bit-by-bit and Statistical simulators for serial data (SerDes) links

• Insertion loss return loss crosstalk BER jitter and statistical eye diagrams

• Work in either time domain or frequency domain

• Phase noise analysis as it applies to PLLs reference clocks SerDes TX-RX links

• Jitter sensitivity measurement and analysis for SerDes IP

• Organize and manage multiple projects

• Develop clearly and effectively document and track project plans

• Effectively communicate complex concepts in conversation presentations and written documents

• Determine and document applicable requirements for ASIC package and PCB designs drawing from industry standards customer requirements and/or APD Broadcoms internal performance goals

• Collaborate with Package and PCB Engineers to fulfill System SI requirements while balancing objectives (reliability cost complexity etc.)

• Pre-layout and post-layout modeling and simulation to support package and PCB engineering for signal integrity

• Document and deliver SI models with supporting documentation to customer and internal engineers

• Support customer analysis and debug efforts related to our deliverables

• Understanding of optical/electrical engine concepts and theory of operation CWDM OMA etc..

• Familiarity with optical channel impairments such as chromatic dispersion (CD) and four-wave mixing (FWM).

• Power Integrity Concepts: PDN impedance analysis and design ultra-low impedance measurements understanding of SMT capacitor performance metrics use of CPA and/or SI-Wave for PDN simulations.

Qualifications

• BS and 15 yrs MS and 13 yrs or PhD and 10 yrs Electrical Engineering or Physics experience in one or more of:

  • Signal integrity for high-speed digital applications

  • Electromagnetic transmission line theory

  • Microwave theory

  • Numerical Field solver theory

  • Power integrity

  • IC package design

  • Photonics

Tools

• EM modeling (Ansys HFSS/SIWave/Q3D and Polar)

• Circuit simulation tools (Keysight ADS)

• Matlab (desired)

• Cadence APD/Allegro (desired)

• Other layout tools (desired)

• Linux (desired)

• Keysight AEL (desired)

• Perl (desired)

Additional Job Description:

Compensation and Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is $147400- $235800

This position is also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus in accordance with relevant plan documents and equity in accordance with equity plan documents and equity award agreements.

Broadcom offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package: Medical dental and vision plans 401(K) participation including company matching Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) Employee Assistance Program (EAP) company paid holidays paid sick leave and vacation time. The company follows all applicable laws for Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence.

Broadcom is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will consider qualified applicants without regard to race color creed religion sex sexual orientation national origin citizenship disability status medical condition pregnancy protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. We will also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with local law.

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