Hardware Applications Principal Engineer

ON HOLD candidate pipeline being reviewed

Job description
Role Responsiblities

  • Debug L1 ethernet issues related to Serdes and MAC/PHY (analyze Signal Strength, Serdes Eye, Review & Tune SI parameters etc.); and other interfaces on board such as PCIE, i2C, MDIO etc
  • Perform Schematics and Layout reviews of the customer design / platform and provide feedbackto client and team
  • Interact with HW designers (board and ASIC) and write Hardware Design guidelines, Application Notes and publish Technical Bulletins
  • Interface with board designers, ASIC /Serdes controller designers, program management, board vendors and component vendors to fully comprehend the board design parameters
  • Generate PCB stack up recommendations that comprehend the full capabilities of industry available board fabrication materials and technologies
  • Communicate effectively with customers considering both strategic and tactical aspects of the solution & work with internal cross-functional teams to deliver optimal solutions

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related fields and 10-15 years of related professional experience Or Master’s degree and/or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related fields with 5-10 years of experience.
  • Recent experience of working as an Application Engineer, a client facing role experience is a must.

Skillset Requirements:

  • Expertise in High Speed Ethernet Serdes interfaces : NRZ, PAM-4 100G.
  • Expertise in Ethernet Physical layer (Layer 1) – Serdes, MAC, PCS including debugging L1 issues for Interop.
  • Strong background in Signal Integrity, Power Integrity, Electromagnetics, Thermal, Multi-lane cross talk analysis and RF applications related to IC Package and PCB Design are required.
  • Experience in using tools: HyperLynx, Ansoft SIWave and HFSS, ADS, Sigrity, PowerSI and PowerDC, Cadence Allegro, and Polar stack up
  • Able to performance Schematics & Layout reviews effectively
  • At least one scripting language : Python / Perl / Unix shell
  • Expertise in MATLAB and Python a plus.
  • Ability to handle Equipments: Servers (Windows / Linux), Scopes, Traffic generators (Ixia/Spirent/Xena), environmental chambers, Thermal Heads, Keysight VNA/TDR.
  • Ability to program High speed / optics modules and link up with various modules: LR, SR, ZR, ZR4, AECs etc

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