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Posted: 01/08/2024 Employment Type: Contract Industry: Core Technologies - Contract Job Number: 28205

Job Description

Position Title: Signal Integrity Test Engineer

Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Signal Integrity Test Engineer opportunity with our client located in Bellevue, Washington.

Job Description:

Our client is looking for an experienced, self-driven Electrical Engineer that has a focus/interest in Signal Integrity and/or Design Validation and Verification.
Bringing a broad working knowledge of constraints and tradeoffs across multiple domains, but also have a deep competency in test and measurement, probing, PCB design, Signal Integrity and/or Power Delivery Networks.
Performing, analyzing, and reporting results for VNA/TDR measurements
PCB probing, rework, test fixturing
Creating technical test reports and making actionable, data-informed recommendations
Ability to work collaboratively and independently.
Create self-directed test plans/matrices and make constraint-based tradeoff decisions
Research, interpret, and test according to industry/committee standards (e.g. HDMI, USB, PCIe, etc.)
Specify test equipment and software requirements for new coverage areas or interface technologies
Working with and coordinating efforts with external test and compliance partners
Work seamlessly in team environments and who will proactively drive solutions to resolution when problems arise.
Regularly tasked with identifying root causes of issues and create/execute/propose solutions for early-stage and ambiguous problems.
Strong written and verbal communication skills are critical

Job Qualifications:

Masters degree, or B.S. Degree with 5+ years industry experience
High-volume manufacturing experience, proven track-record of shipping products
The ideal candidate would be able to own and/or devise a full test plan for a system at roughly the complexity of a laptop in environments that really focus on shipping products
Working knowledge of high-speed electrical design and RF principles
Ability to lead or participate in schematic and layout reviews with Signal Integrity in mind
Significant hands-on experience doing high-speed measurements on an Oscilloscope
Understanding of compensation, calibration, and correcting for probing/setup effects
Fixturing, probing, de-embedding experience
Test equipment automation and/or high-speed PHY compliance test package suite experience
In-circuit probing and probe rework experience
Ability to work between board-file and schematics and assess appropriate measurement techniques
Strong ability to troubleshoot and debug system, board bring-up, and SW/HW/FW issues
Understanding of Digital Circuit design fundamentals and operation – timing, signaling, margin, impairments, etc.
Working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with regular interaction with cross-functional teams
Experience specifying, scoping, and bringing up new test capabilities as well as a deep understanding of executing, automating, and analyzing common consumer interfaces for compliance.
A working knowledge of design tradeoffs (within and outside your domain of expertise) and a track record of having shipped high-volume consumer products is highly preferred.

Preferred Qualifications:

Frequency domain measurement background – VNA, S-parameters
Fine pitch/micro-probing experience
De-embedding, probe correction, fixture removal techniques
History performing time-domain measurements
TDR
Oscilloscope
Function generators
BERT
AWG
High-speed serial interface compliance testing (HDMI, DisplayPort, DDR, MIPI, USB 3.x, USB Type-C, PCI Express, etc.)
Strong PDN and voltage/power regulation fundamentals
Working knowledge of power/PDN measurements including droop, impedance, decap optimization
Understanding of high-speed PCB design constraints, AC impedance, etc.
Fine pitch rework including SMT (0201, BGA, etc.)
Experience with Linux-based OSes
Practical experience with automation, scripting, and programming with an emphasis on data analysis, and/or controlling test equipment
Experience and strong understanding of PCB/A, FPC, and connector design and manufacturing processes
Hands-on experience with rapid prototyping techniques including 3D printing, laser cutting, PCB routing, CNC, etc.
Experience with Signal Integrity and/or 3D EM simulation suites and correlations to measurement

Job Details:

Contract
Pay Rate Range: $50-$101

Benefits Package: Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), and an administered 401k plan.

About Protingent: Protingent is a niche provider of top Engineering and IT talent to Software, Electronics, Medical Device, Telecom and Aerospace companies nationwide. Protingent exists to make a positive impact and contribution to the lives of others as well as our community by providing relevant, rewarding and exciting work opportunities for our candidates.

Meet Your Recruiter

Kalyan Krishna

I have been working in technical recruiting since 2011 and specialize in talent acquisition. My recruiting style highlights company culture and builds pipelines of quality candidates. I can help you maintain motivation until you reach your goals, and my philosophy is “don’t be afraid to start over”. I love recruiting because I like to meet and interact with exciting people. Recruiting allows me to get to know hundreds of outstanding clients and strive to leave a lasting impression on them. I love baking and gardening in my free time, and I respect women. Reach out to me to get started now!

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