SK hynix
Sr./Staff/Sr. Staff Signal and Power Integrity Hardware Engineer
$110K–$175K
San Jose · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 3, 2026
- Experience
- 3–8+ years of relevant working experience.
- Education
- BS in Electrical Engineering required; MS in Electrical Engineering is a plus.
About the job
Develops signal and power integrity designs for next-generation SSD products, including simulation, validation, and lab debugging.
What you'll do
- Provide SI/PI expertise for SSD controller package substrate and SSD PCB design; review and validate designs and document results.
- Support PCB back-end design, including stack-up, HDI vias, component placement, routing constraints, and reviews.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams and perform lab verification, debugging, and root cause analysis.
What they ask for
- BS in Electrical Engineering.
- High-speed SSD board design experience, including pre- and post-layout simulation and design layout guide generation for PCIe Gen4/5/6, DDR4/5, LPDDR4/4x, NVIO, and PDN.
- Strong fundamentals in 2D/3D EM simulation and transmission line theory; experience with EM field solvers and time- and frequency-domain simulation tools.
- Experience correlating simulations with measurements using oscilloscopes, VNA, and TDR; strong PCB design fundamentals and communication skills.
Nice to have
- MS in Electrical Engineering; technical leadership experience.
- Experience with PCIe eye diagrams and modulation, low-loss PCB materials, flex circuits, equalization, IBIS/S-parameters, PDN optimization, and PCISIG, JEDEC, or ONFI specifications.
Pay
$110,000/yr - $175,000/yr (base salary)
Tools
PCIe Gen 4, 5 and 6, DDR4/5, LPDDR4/4x, NVIO, Sigrity, Allegro, ADS, HFSS
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