SPE Signal Integrity Engineer

Johns Creek, GA #

Posted:

09/30/2026

Employment Type:

Direct Hire

Job Number:

32461

Job Location:

Hybrid

Industry:

SEMI - Semiconductor

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position Title:

SPE Signal Integrity Engineer

Position Description:

Protingent Staffing has an exciting Direct Hire opportunity for a SPE Signal Integrity Engineer with our client in Johns Creek, GA.

Job Responsibilities:

Create SI/PI methodologies and work with the Design and SI teams to do SI/PI study and package design for the latest DDR product portfolio

Work with our design team and validation team to define specifications and system design requirements such as packaging and PCB routings, IC-PKG-BRD decoupling requirements, channel simulations and jitter sensitivity analysis

Provide guideline to design team based on SI/PI study and simulation and silicon correlation so that our products will have superior SI performance, i.e. best RMT scores

Work with our customers to do collaboration to find the optimum SI/PI solution the team during debug and bring up in lab if needed

Job Qualifications:

Solid background in SI/PI and package design to provide technical leadership to the team

Strong interpersonal skill to keep the team motivated and focused

MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering with 10+ years of industry experience in which at least a few years with exposure to DDR4/5

Prior experience in simulating high speed memory (DDR4, DDR5) and/or SERDES interfaces is required

Solid theoretical background and understanding in EM and transmission line theory is a must

Strong background and solid understanding of equalization techniques such as

FIR/FFE/DFE/CTLE

are required

Must understand package and PCB design, be able to edit APD/Allegro layout files. Know SI/PI driven BGA assignment methodology and be able to simulate for the trade-offs in the context of a system

Extensive experience in correlating simulation results with lab measurements using scopes, TDRs, VNAs etc.

Strong understanding of the server system, from CPUs to DRAMs on DIMM modules, is highly desirable

Know the mechanisms of crosstalk and jitter in source-synchronous interfaces and be able to include the effect of such losses into low BER simulations

Proficient with simulations using Spice and ADS

Experience withmercial EDA tools such as ADS, HFSS, Q3D/PowerSI

Familiarity with RedHawk/Totem or XcitePI and Virtuoso is a strong plus

Lab characterization experience of passiveponents, link margin, or noise using real time/sampling scopes and VNA/TDR is a big plus

Basic knowledge of circuits used in high-speed link design is preferred.

Excellent writing and presentation skills are essential as well as goodmunication skills to work with customers and cross-functional teams.

Must be an innovative, self-motivated individual, be able to manage and drive his projects, and must be a team player

Job Details:

Job Type:

Direct Hire

Location:

Johns Creek, GA (Hybrid 3 days a week onsite)

Salary:

$133,900 to $287,600