Senior Signal Integrity Engineer
Core
Lead Signal Integrity (SI) and Power Integrity (PI) design, simulation, and validation for Waymo's autonomous vehicle hardware systems.
Role type
Senior IC Signal Integrity Engineer
Builds
Autonomous driving vehicle platforms and sub-systems
Domain
Automotive hardware engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
System-level SI/PI design and modeling, PCB/cable stack-up specification, SI/PI simulation (HFSS, SIwave, PowerSI, ADS, HSPICE), measurement correlation (oscilloscope, VNA, TDR), lab debugging, cross-functional collaboration
Preferred skills
SERDES, SoC Power Integrity (PI) with VR modeling, LPDDRx interfaces, root-cause analysis of SI/PI hardware issues, custom tool automation (Python/Tcl), automotive-grade interfaces (xGBase-T1, CAN/CAN-FD, LVDS, GMSL), Design of Experiments (DoE) for high-volume production
Technologies
HFSS, SIwave, PowerSI, ADS, HSPICE, Python, Tcl, oscilloscope, VNA, TDR
Responsibilities
Lead project planning and development for SI/PI products and sub-systems; Establish SI/PI guidelines and stack-up specifications; Audit layout routing and component placement; Perform SI/PI simulation for PCB, connectors, and cabling; Measure and correlate with simulation models; Research and integrate advanced SI/PI technologies
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
