Principal Hardware SI​/PI Architect

Requisition  Si Time Si Time  is the Precision Timing company. Timing is the heartbeat of all electronics, ensuring performance, resilience and scalability. For decades, quartz devices, non-silicon technology, have kept systems in sync, but they struggle in harsher, more demanding environments. MEMS-based Precision Timing delivers greater accuracy, smaller size and resilience. Today, MEMS timing powers over 400 applications, including high-growth ones in AI datacenters, automated driving, industrial and humanoid robots, wearables and IoT.Our

semiconductor MEMS programmable solutions offer a rich feature set that enables customers to differentiate their products with higher performance, smaller size, lower power, and better reliability. With more than 4 billion devices shipped, SiTime is changing the timing industry. For more information, visit: .

Job Summary The Principal Hardware Signal Integrity/Power Integrity Architect is accountable for system-level electrical design and for establishing signal and power integrity simulation methodologies that underpin the development of hardware platforms used for validation, testing, and high-volume production of MEMS timing products. This role leverages advanced expertise in signal integrity and PCB design to deliver solutions that ensure optimal system performance.

Responsibilities include collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to simulate and engineer complex platforms with robust electrical integrity. Furthermore, the role encompasses activities aimed at assuring product quality and reliability through comprehensive testing processes

Responsibilities:

Lead signal integrity (SI) design initiatives for system platforms supporting advanced SiTime timing products across diverse business units and applications Establish comprehensive methodologies for both signal and power integrity across a variety of hardware platforms, including validation environments, probing stations, load boards, and production test systems Identify, assess, and integrate new technologies, components, and techniques to enhance overall signal and power integrity performance Deliver robust and cost-effective signal integrity solutions by conducting detailed analysis, simulations, experimental design, and verification utilizing advanced tools and methodologies Collaborate closely with circuit design, packaging, board design, and product teams to define reliable system components at all levels, including package, sockets, connectors, and board architecture Ensure the delivery of high-quality, first-pass-success hardware infrastructure through expert root cause analysis and resolution, with an emphasis on addressing signal and power integrity challenges Qualifications & Requirements (Education must be included):
Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field Over 10 years of expertise in hardware system design, including comprehensive signal integrity analysis and optimization. Leadership role is a plus

Demonstrated proficiency in PCB design tools such as Altium, Allegro, and APD, with a strong capability for conducting thorough PCB reviews In-depth knowledge of server technologies, including:
Signal and power integrity design and optimization methodologies Thermal management strategies Mechanical considerations relevant to PCB and overall system design Experience in high-speed interface design, e.g., DDR, PCIe, USB, and similar protocols Strong background in transmission line and electromagnetic field theory, with expertise in time and frequency domain analysis Skilled in extracting S-parameters or lumped models from packages and PCBs, converting them to Spice/behavioral circuit models, and evaluating performance through…