Power And Signal Integrity (Pi/Si) Design Engineer, Principal

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Power and Signal Integrity (PI/SI) Design Engineer to join a small but growing Processor Design group, advancing the art of high performance CPU circuit design.

In this role as a senior PI/SIDesign Engineer, you will be in a design lead role responsible for performing system-level Power and Signal Integrity analyses of various critical power domains and high-speed signal routes. This role will provide opportunities to work across multiple teams across different geographies within Ampere to ensure a robust implementation of next generation systems.

What You'll Do:

• Work with product engineers to develop system-level PI/SI specifications
• Develop methodologies to help simulate and validate system-level design implementation meets these specifications
• Reviews implementations and provide feedback to design teams to help improve overall design
• Develop post-silicon test plans to help characterize and ensure spec compliance
• Develop customer-facing specification and document, and take customers through the specs as required
• Work with other junior engineers to provide leadership and technical guidance

What You'll Bring:

• Minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience
• Extensive expertise in PI/SI analyses methods with in-depth understanding of key concepts like time domain and frequency domain analysis etc.
• In-depth knowledge of power delivery network architectures and optimization techniques, high-speed signal routing techniques
• Familiarity with Server platforms/systems is a plus
• Experience with PowerSI, PowerDC and/or other equivalent industry standard tools

Education:
BS/MS/Ph.D in EE

Pay and Benefits

Ampere offers a competitive total rewards package that includes base pay, bonus, stock, and comprehensive benefits. The full base pay range for this role is between $129,000 and $215,000, except in the San Francisco Bay Area where the range is between $143,000 and $238,000. We also offer an annual bonus program tied to internal company goals and annual meritocratic stock awards that enable our employees to participate in the success of the company. Our benefits include health, wellness, and financial programs that support employees through every stage of life, with full benefits eligibility at 20 hours per week. Beyond compensation and benefits, our passionate teams thrive in an inclusive culture that empowers our employees to do more and grow more - all in service of inventing industry leading cloud-native designs that contribute to a more sustainable future. We look forward to sharing more about our career opportunities through interviews.
Perks in Santa Clara - Headquarters

• Office has panoramic views of Silicon Valley
• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Garage parking, including charging stations and bike parking
• Gym and café on campus
• Walking distance to restaurants, shops, Light rail, and train stations
• Jogging and pedestrian trails
• Healthy snacks, espresso, and drinks
• Standing desks/Ergo friendly desk set-up
• Game room, including ping-pong
• Unlimited Flextime and 10+ paid holidays

Perks in Raleigh

• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Modern and open office setting
• Four miles of jogging and pedestrian trails
• Walking distance to various restaurants and shopping
• Healthy snacks, espresso, and drinks
• Adjustable sit-stand desks
• Unlimited Flextime and 10+ paid holidays

Our Company

Ampere is designing the future of hyperscale cloud and edge computing with the world’s first cloud native processor. Built for the cloud with a modern 64-bit Arm server-based architecture, Ampere gives customers the freedom to accelerate the delivery of all cloud computing applications. With industry-leading cloud performance, power efficiency and scalability, Ampere processors are tailored for the continued growth of cloud and edge computing.

Our Story

Like the scientist behind its name, Ampere employees are innovators. We understand the needs of cloud computing and different software requirements. We are inventing what comes next and looking at everything from the structure of memory and how efficient the system is, to considerations on speed, cost of electricity and ability to cool. Power, size, weight and cost are driving the technology requirements and the innovation to come.
Our world class team of engineers, with depth and expertise in the cloud and semiconductor industries, is not only focused on the development of new semiconductor designs but also building out the first software ecosystem for Arm®-based server processors. Through the Ampere approach to the cloud and edge, we give our customers the freedom to challenge the status quo and accelerate next-generation data centers for the most memory-intensive applications. Given the challenge we have outlined, we are building a culture of entrepreneurs that ensure customers come first, proactively approaching industry challenges in the areas of security, Power and performance, delivering results that matter most.
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