Signal Integrity Engineer - Serial IO Interface

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Diego, CA
Salary: $120,300–$210,100 / yr
Posted: 45 days ago

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Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company known for designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, software, and online services, including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and App Store. Industry: Consumer Electronics & Software

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TL;DR · Signal Integrity Engineer - Serial IO Interface

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As a Signal Integrity Engineer at Apple, you will join the SOC development team to focus on high-speed serial interface signal integrity and power integrity across silicon, package, and board levels. Your daily tasks include electrical design of high-speed interfaces, extraction and validation of package and PCB designs, and collaboration with circuit designers for optimization. You will also develop test plans for validating signal and power integrity and work closely with product engineering to enhance yield. Essential qualifications include experience with USB, PCIe, or similar interfaces, proficiency in 3D/2D EM simulation tools, and familiarity with lab equipment such as VNAs and real-time scopes. This role demands a strong background in transmission line theory and excellent communication skills, contributing to the development of cutting-edge Apple products.

Skills

VNA TDR real-time scope spectrum analyzer 3D EM simulation tools 2D EM simulation tools transmission line theory USB PCIe SI/PI methodology Python MATLAB C++ SPICE simulators PostgreSQL Mentor Graphics Calibre ANSYS SIwave Keysight EEsof EDA

What you'll do

Define and implement interface specifications for high-speed serial interfaces.
Perform 3D model extractions and simulations to optimize design across components.
Validate signal and power integrity through test plan execution and lab correlation.
Drive co-design efforts between SOCs, packages, and systems to enhance product performance.
Collaborate with circuit design teams to improve SI and PI modeling and simulation.

What we're looking for

Experience with high-speed serial interfaces like USB or PCIe.
Proficiency in signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) modeling, simulation, and characterization.
Expertise in 3D model extraction and simulations for design optimization and validation.
Familiarity with lab equipment including VNA, TDR, real-time scope, and spectrum analyzer.
Strong fundamentals in EM simulation tools and transmission line theory.
Experience working on actual product package/board design and analysis.

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