Lightmatter
Power Integrity Engineer
$157K–$176K
Mountain View, CA · Full-time · Posted Aug 19, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years in power delivery and power integrity analysis for high performance CPUs and compute SoCs.
- Education
- M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Candidates should have capacity to comply with federally mandated U.S. export control requirements.
About the job
Develops and validates power delivery network designs for digital and analog SoCs, from architecture and simulation through lab testing and product bring-up.
What you'll do
- Support PDN design and analysis, modeling regulators, and evaluating supply rails through time- and frequency-domain simulations.
- Use simulation tools and lab measurements to characterize PCB and package impedance and validate power integrity.
- Collaborate on design and layout improvements, reviews, documentation, and system-level tradeoff studies.
What they ask for
- M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience in power delivery and power integrity analysis for high performance CPUs and compute SoCs.
- Proficiency with PowerSI, PowerDC, IDEM, H-Spice and Keysight ADS.
- Experience in DC-DC converter design and PCB layout considerations for power integrity.
Nice to have
- Working knowledge of 2D/2.5D/3D packaging technologies and associated PDN challenges.
- Familiarity with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes and network analyzers; scripting experience with Skill, TCL, Python, or Matlab.
Pay
$157,000 — $176,000 USD; total compensation (the posting labels this range as Salary Range but does not specify base salary or total pay).
Tools
PowerSI, PowerDC, IDEM, H-Spice, Keysight ADS, Skill, TCL, Python
AI focus
Supports power integrity work on products for AI and HPC workloads; no specific AI development responsibilities are stated.
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