Signal Integrity Test Engineer

Description :

• Our client is looking for an experienced, self-driven Electrical Engineer that has a focus / interest in Signal Integrity and / or Design Validation and Verification.
• Bringing a broad working knowledge of constraints and tradeoffs across multiple domains, but also have a deep competency in test and measurement, probing, PCB design, Signal Integrity and / or Power Delivery Networks.
• Performing, analyzing, and reporting results for VNA / TDR measurements
• PCB probing, rework, test fixturing
• Creating technical test reports and making actionable, data-informed recommendations
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently.
• Create self-directed test plans / matrices and make constraint-based tradeoff decisions
• Research, interpret, and test according to industry / committee standards (e.g. HDMI, USB, PCIe, etc.)
• Specify test equipment and software requirements for new coverage areas or interface technologies
• Working with and coordinating efforts with external test and compliance partners
• Work seamlessly in team environments and who will proactively drive solutions to resolution when problems arise.
• Regularly tasked with identifying root causes of issues and create / execute / propose solutions for early-stage and ambiguous problems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are critical

Job Qualifications :

• Masters degree, or B.S. Degree with 5+ years industry experience
• High-volume manufacturing experience, proven track-record of shipping products
• The ideal candidate would be able to own and / or devise a full test plan for a system at roughly the complexity of a laptop in environments that really focus on shipping products
• Working knowledge of high-speed electrical design and RF principles
• Ability to lead or participate in schematic and layout reviews with Signal Integrity in mind
• Significant hands-on experience doing high-speed measurements on an Oscilloscope
• Understanding of compensation, calibration, and correcting for probing / setup effects
• Fixturing, probing, de-embedding experience
• Test equipment automation and / or high-speed PHY compliance test package suite experience
• In-circuit probing and probe rework experience
• Ability to work between board-file and schematics and assess appropriate measurement techniques
• Strong ability to troubleshoot and debug system, board bring-up, and SW / HW / FW issues
• Understanding of Digital Circuit design fundamentals and operation timing, signaling, margin, impairments, etc.
• Working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with regular interaction with cross-functional teams
• Experience specifying, scoping, and bringing up new test capabilities as well as a deep understanding of executing, automating, and analyzing common consumer interfaces for compliance.
• A working knowledge of design tradeoffs (within and outside your domain of expertise) and a track record of having shipped high-volume consumer products is highly preferred.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Frequency domain measurement background VNA, S-parameters
• Fine pitch / micro-probing experience
• De-embedding, probe correction, fixture removal techniques
• History performing time-domain measurements
• Oscilloscope
• Function generators
• BERT
• High-speed serial interface compliance testing (HDMI, DisplayPort, DDR, MIPI, USB 3.x, USB Type-C, PCI Express, etc.)
• Strong PDN and voltage / power regulation fundamentals
• Working knowledge of power / PDN measurements including droop, impedance, decap optimization
• Understanding of high-speed PCB design constraints, AC impedance, etc.
• Fine pitch rework including SMT (0201, BGA, etc.)
• Experience with Linux-based OSes
• Practical experience with automation, scripting, and programming with an emphasis on data analysis, and / or controlling test equipment
• Experience and strong understanding of PCB / A, FPC, and connector design and manufacturing processes
• Hands-on experience with rapid prototyping techniques including 3D printing, laser cutting, PCB routing, CNC, etc.
• Experience with Signal Integrity and / or 3D EM simulation suites and correlations to measurement
Job Details :
• Contract
• Contract
• Pay Rate Range : $50-$101

Benefits Package : Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education / certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), and an administered 401k plan.