Principal Signal Integrity Engineer

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As a Principal Signal Integrity Engineer, you will design, model, analyze, and test high-speed connectors and test fixtures. You will be responsible for driving innovative research in emerging interconnect science technologies and establishing yourself as a trusted technical leader with customers and industry partners. Serving as a subject matter expert, you will provide technical leadership and collaborate closely with customers to develop tailored, application-specific solutions.

Molex brings together innovation and technology to deliver electronic solutions to customers worldwide. With a presence in more than 40 countries, Molex offers a full suite of solutions and services for many markets, including data communications, consumer electronics, industrial, automotive, commercial vehicle and medical.

• Perform characterization of high-speed connectors and systems through the use of high-speed digital testing and electromagnetic modelling techniques.
• Leads a team in developing major new products across business group. Guides and directs the activities of multifunctional team(s) according to the priorities set by Engineering management.
• Perform high-speed empirical, analytical and signal integrity evaluations of connectors within transmission line environments.
• Design characterization test boards and customer verification boards; work with PCB design houses.
• Lead research and development work on or advanced technologies in electrical design capabilities.
• Drive innovative and challenging concepts for interconnect design breakthrough.
• Provide development input to design teams, create electrical product models and documentation.
• Analyze variation dependence and parametric optimization.
• Work in laboratory environment to validate design and correlate measurement with simulations using VNA, TDR and Oscilloscope.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering or an equivalent field, preferably with a major in Microwave Engineering.
• 10+ years of design experience, or 8+ years with a Master's degree or higher.
• Proven experience correlating simulation results with laboratory measurements using instruments such as oscilloscopes, TDRs, and VNAs.
• Deep understanding of electromagnetics and its practical applications.
• Familiarity with manufacturing processes related to electrical interconnects.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, sound judgment, and demonstrated leadership abilities.

• Advanced degree (MS or Ph.D.) in relevant disciplines.
• Proven experience designing and supporting high-speed electrical interconnects.
• Experience with available CAD/CAE tools such as Channel Designer, HFSS, CST, FDTD tools, MoM tools, Sigrity Power
  
  SI, PAKSI-E, Power-grid, Agilent ADS, Agilent PLTS, Cadence CAD tools.
• Ability to script and automate analysis workflows using point tools or similar scripting environments.
• Experience in communications systems and hardware engineering.
• A strong track record of innovation, demonstrated through patent ownership.
• Proven history of technical leadership, evidenced by authored technical papers.

For this role, we anticipate paying $125,000 - $170,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

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