Senior Principal Signal Integrity Engineer

Working at SambaNova

This role presents a unique opportunity to shape the future of AI and the value it can unlock across every aspect of an organization's business and operations, including taking on the most challenging thermal, mechanical and electrical problems facing the hardware industry. It is a high-visibility position which will shape the future of the AI platform in delivering the best-in-class cost-performance hardware solutions.

SambaNova is hiring a Senior Principal Signal Integrity Engineer to review pre-layout high-speed signal paths and perform simulation and validation of the signals to ensure optimal performance within process and manufacturing variations.

Responsibilities

• Perform signal integrity analysis for board design and architectural trade-off evaluation.
• Model high-speed I/O's on PCBs, packages, connectors with respect to parameters such as eye diagrams, reflections, bandwidth, and crosstalk.
• Create and execute signal/power integrity simulation plans.
• Support the debugging of any subsequent issues over the life of the product.
• Interact with cross-functional teams like silicon circuit design, package design, board design, board fabricators, etc., for ensuring the proper implementation of high speed interfaces such as DDR5, PCIe, SATA/SAS, Ethernet, and system signal integrity for clocks and power.
• Create test plans and perform tests to correlate to extracted signal integrity models.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 10+ years of related industry experience.

Additional Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated industry work proficiency in tools: HSPICE, HFSS, ADS or other circuit simulation tools.
• Familiar with board design tools like Allegro.
• Demonstrated proficiency with high-speed test equipment like TDR, VNA, oscilloscopes and bus analyzers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Understand high-speed I/O circuit designs and their models.
• Diligent with hard-to-model correlation.
• Up-to-speed with the latest high-speed I/O connectors.
• Familiar with power integrity.

Annual Salary Range and Level

The base salary for this position ranges from $165,000/year up to $210,000/year. This range is based on role, level, and location and reflects the salary target for new hires in the US. Individual pay within the range will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate's job-related qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location.

Benefits Summary

SambaNova offers a competitive total rewards package, including the base salary, plus equity and benefits. We cover 95% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, and 80% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account(HSA) with employer contribution. We also offer Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans in addition to Flexible Spending Account(FSA) options like Health Care, Limited Purpose, and Dependent Care. Our library of well-being benefits includes a full subscription to Headspace, access to One Medical, counseling services with an Employee Assistance Program, and much more.

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