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PRINCIPAL R&D/SIGNAL INTEGRITY ENGINEER - SI COE

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

BU Overview

Consumer, network, and data center applications change at an exponential pace and the Data & Devices (D&D) business unit at TE Connectivity is at the heart of a continuously expanding connected life. Accordingly, we provide responsive, iterative, and fundamentally agile capabilities and conceive, design, and manufacture to support today's demands. Our customers are building the devices and the infrastructure that is redefining what information technology means. Our products push markets and meet the ever-changing needs of the evolving, more connected, data-driven world. We are enhancing how we do business, focusing on the most important things and staying agile and responsive to the needs of a faster, more connected world.

Job Overview

As a Principal Product Development Engineer in the Signal Integrity Center of Excellence (SI COE), you will lead advanced signal integrity (SI) research, modeling, and validation for next-generation high-speed interconnects used in AI data centers, and high-performance computing (HPC). Your role involves independently conducting SI studies and design platforming, including geometry analysis and simulation-driven optimizations.

You will be responsible for exploring new SI methodologies, conducting literature reviews, formulating research plans, programming, simulating, and testing to develop innovative solutions—even in ambiguous environments. You will collaborate closely with mechanical, manufacturing, materials, and operations teams to drive the adoption of cutting-edge SI technologies.

As a subject matter expert, you will oversee the entire SI lifecycle, from initial analysis and modeling to design, simulation, prototype fabrication, and final validation. You will tackle complex design challenges, leveraging advanced simulation tools to optimize designs for manufacturability and performance

Responsibilities:

• Drive SI design, simulation, and validation for next-gen high-speed interconnects (112G/224G PAM4, PCIe Gen6/7, Co-Packaged, and Near Package) through the product development cycle.

• Conducting SI COE analysis, including

• Performing signal integrity simulations and analysis for high-speed interconnect product development. This includes determining the correct simulation methodology and setup to use, as well as a good understanding of the criteria for each interface.

• Modeling the connector with the consideration of manufacture impact and application impact.

• Providing solutions to the SI challenges. This includes identifying the problems, making research plans, developing new technologies, and training and sharing the findings with the SI community.

• Develop novel interconnect solutions by optimizing mating interfaces, lead frames, and PCB transitions for resonance-free, low-loss performance.

• Enhance bulk cable design & termination techniques to minimize skew, impedance mismatches, and signal degradation.

• Advance high-frequency testing methodologies beyond 67 GHz with innovative non-PCB-based test fixtures.

• Utilize AI & big data analytics for predictive SI modeling, auto-routing, and performance optimization.

• Optimize material selection & electromagnetic design to improve noise isolation, signal integrity, and high-frequency response.

• Collaborate with NPD teams & industry partners to influence SI strategies, technology roadmaps, and next-gen product designs.

• Represent TE at industry forums (IEEE, OIF, PCI-SIG, etc.) and contribute to next-gen SI standards.

What your background should look like:

Skills, Experience and Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent amount of experience.

• Minimum of 10+ years of work experience in a signal integrity engineering role.

• Minimum of 8+ years of work experience in connector development - Experience with interconnect design or experience with connector &/or cable/cable assembly design (high-speed twinax cables, direct attach copper (DAC) cables)

• Demonstrated experience using Signal integrity analysis tools (Agilent ADS, Ansys HFSS or equivalent, 3D modeling tools) and testing equipment (including VNA, TDR, and BERT).

• A solid understanding of statistical analysis and AI training.

• A solid understanding of electromagnetic theory and electrical circuit behavior

• Strong analytical capabilities to interpret simulation and lab data to identify issues and provide solutions to fix identified problems.

• Strong understanding of printed circuit board design, fabrication, and assembly.

• Familiar with material, manufacturing process, and manufacture inspection.

• Familiar with at least one programming language, such as Matlab, Python, C++, VB, etc

• Excellent presentation, verbal, and written communication skills with an ability to clearly communicate technical concepts to diverse audiences

• Ability to work in a global environment – able to accommodate varying time zones, fluent in English (verbal/written), able to collaborate with individuals across geographies

• The individual must be highly motivated, a quick learner, and able to work independently

Nice to have Skills/ Experience

• Doctor’s degree a PLUS

• Printed circuit board design (proficient in Altium a PLUS), fabrication and assembly (AutoCAD)

• Signal conditioning techniques (equalization, amplification)

• Six Sigma methodologies or other strong data analytics background a PLUS.

• Experience in project leadership, especially as it applies to design, development & manufacturing teams

• Direct customer design and support experience

• Design experience with data center compute equipment like servers, switches, routers, storage, antenna, RF front end, or similar systems.

Competencies

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork

COMPENSATION

• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $154,100 – $231,200 (subject to change dependent on physical location)

• Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. TE Connectivity reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience/qualification of the selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.

• Total Compensation = Base Salary + Incentive(s) + Benefits

Location:

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State: PA

Country/Region: US

Travel: 10% to 25%

Requisition ID: 131756

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Function: Engineering & Technology

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