Hardware Design Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Hardware Design Engineer to join our client's CT Server DDR engineering team. This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on hardware engineering professional with strong expertise in DDR PHY channel architecture, signal integrity, power delivery network (PDN) design, system-level simulations, and post-silicon validation.

The ideal candidate will drive SI/PI architecture, perform advanced channel and PDN modeling, correlate simulation results with silicon measurements, and troubleshoot complex hardware issues across silicon, package, and board-level environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and define DDR PHY channel architecture and Power Delivery Network (PDN) strategies.
• Perform system-level SI/PI simulations, including insertion loss, return loss, crosstalk, eye diagrams, impedance, IR drop, and jitter analysis.
• Analyze and process post-silicon SI/PI validation data and correlate measurements with simulation results.
• Debug signal integrity and power integrity issues across silicon, package, and board-level designs.
• Collaborate with hardware, design, package, board, and firmware teams to define and implement SI/PI specifications and targets.
• Support channel modeling, PDN optimization, and decoupling implementation.
• Drive system-level hardware validation and troubleshooting across the full platform.

Required Skills & Experience

• 9+ years of experience in Hardware Design, Signal Integrity (SI), and Power Integrity (PI) engineering.
• Strong understanding of DDR PHY architecture, high-speed channel modeling, and system-level SI/PI.
• Hands-on experience with S-parameter/Z-parameter analysis, channel modeling, and PDN modeling.
• Experience with SI/PI simulation tools such as:
• Ansys HFSS, SIwave
• Cadence Sigrity, Clarity
• Experience with post-silicon validation and silicon-to-simulation correlation.
• Strong hardware debugging skills across silicon, package, and PCB/board environments.
• Experience working with firmware and hardware teams on platform-level debug.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong programming skills in Python and/or MATLAB.
• Experience with firmware development for ATE and hardware validation platforms.
• Knowledge of impedance analysis, decoupling strategies, jitter transfer, and power delivery optimization.
• Experience supporting complex server or high-performance computing platforms.

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.