Product Integration, Senior Principal - Active Electric Cable / Smart Cable Module Business
Core
Senior technical integration leader responsible for unifying silicon, firmware, PCB, cable assembly, connector, mechanical, and thermal domains into production-ready Active Electrical Cable (AEC) products for rack-scale AI infrastructure.
Role type
Senior Principal Hardware Engineer (Product Integration)
Builds
Active Electrical Cable (AEC) and Smart Cable Module (SCM) products for hyperscalers and AI clusters
Domain
Hardware design, high-speed connectivity, AI infrastructure, signal integrity
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Cross-domain technical integration, Signal Integrity analysis, Hardware design, Firmware integration, Mechanical design, Test & Validation planning, Customer interoperability, Trade-off decision making, Root cause analysis
Preferred skills
Experience with retimer silicon, IEEE 802.3ck/dj standards, OIF CEI-112G/224G, CMIS/SFF-8636 interfaces, NPI processes
Technologies
CXL, Ethernet, NVLink, PCIe, UALink, retimer silicon, PCB/flex circuits, differential pairs, S-parameter budgets, eye diagrams
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end product integration across all constituent domains; Define and maintain the AEC product integration plan; Ensure subsystem specifications are mutually consistent and physically realizable; Drive resolution of cross-domain technical conflicts; Partner with Signal Integrity engineers to validate channel models and compliance; Coordinate physical integration of silicon, passive components, and mechanical housings; Partner with Firmware Engineering to ensure correct initialization and link training; Define product-level validation plans and drive cross-domain failure analysis; Serve as senior technical interface for customer platforms and interoperability testing; Lead cross-domain integration reviews and design reviews
