Cisco Signal Integrity Engineer 

United States, California, San Jose 

370632185

As a Signal Integrity (SI) Engineer, you will be a part of an engineering team that designs Advanced Security Hardware Appliances. We are looking for candidates who strive in a fast-paced start-up like environment. You will be part of a dedicated team; open communications, empowerment, innovation, teamwork and customer success are the foundations of the team. The ideal candidate has a can-do attitude with an eagerness to learn & solve problems that are of the most challenging kind. We are looking for a motivated SI Engineer to contribute to the development of our next generation products.

• Working directly with the Hardware design team to evaluate design tradeoffs and optimize design performance / risk / cost / manufacturability
• Drive next generation SerDes IP characterization
• Design and analysis of multi-gigabit serial links and their compliance to standards
• Electromagnetic modeling of complex 3-dimensional structures
• Perform pre- and post-route signal integrity analysis of PCB designs
• Work closely with the PCB CAD team, generating and verifying PCB layout rules and supporting placement feasibility studies
• Performing DDR4/DDR5 static timing and signal integrity analysis
• Modeling and analyzing power delivery networks
• Performing physical measurements to collect data for design validation and simulation correlations
• Driving methodology improvements and automation - growing performance and efficiency
• Development simulation tools with EDA vendor(s) whenever needed for analysis
• Generating the routing requirements and electrical margins for specific interfaces, including its validation
• Lead, track and drive SI tasks between HW team, SI engineers and other external teams
• Mentor junior engineers and interns

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or a related technical field, or at least 5 years of relevant experience in hardware engineering.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with large integrated circuits such as CPUs and FPGAs, with a focus on high-speed interfaces. Experience working with a broad range of PCB materials and understanding cost/performance trade-offs.
• 5+ years experience working with system-level power integrity and budgeting, including DC, AC, and transient analysis.

• Self-motivation, strong teamwork, strong communication skills and out of the box thinking with the strong desire to innovate are essential
• Working experience with high speed NRZ and PAM4 SerDes, PLLs, CDR and FEC
• Solid knowledge of the IEEE 802.3 and OIF specifications for 25Gbps and 56Gbps SerDes Interfaces
• Knowledge of DDR4/DDR5 simulation methodology and timing analysis
• Well versed with 3-D field solvers
• In depth understanding of electromagnetic theory
• Working knowledge of AMI models and tools (SiSoft QCD and ADS)
• Strong lab skills and measurement experience are required (VNA, TDR, Real Time Scope, BERT)
• Strong tools knowledge (HFSS, ADS, SiSoft QCD and QSI, Cadence PowerSI/DC, Allegro, Simbeor, HSpice)
• Generating the routing requirements and electrical margins for specific interfaces and verifying their correctness
• Able to define a project schedule and requirements, then deliver to that schedule