Senior Signal Integrity Design Engineer

Emerson • Austin, TX

21h • Hybrid

About The Position

Test and Measurement Systems (also known as NI) Product R&D has an immediate opening for a Senior Signal Integrity Hardware Engineer within our talented hardware design team in Austin, TX. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work throughout the product lifecycle to develop products and systems that expand the Test and Measurement industry's capabilities. Signal Integrity engineers within our Test and Measurement Systems business group stand at the intersection of the many disciplines required to make new products come to life, making this role critical to the team's success. Through your work you will have opportunities to continue to expand your design skills by learning from experienced technical leaders and participating in initiatives to grow this expertise in the organization
In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be
Collaborate with multi-disciplinary hardware engineering teams to develop Test and Measurement products
Own all aspects of digital board-level design, including schematic entry, layout guidelines, signal integrity simulations, and prototype validation
Develop and execute plans for prototype hardware bring-up and board-level validation
Be the voice of digital design in project meetings by estimating the level of effort for design tasks, providing input on the status of work, and proactively raising technical concerns.
Who You Are
You partner with others to get work done. You can take a creative idea and put it into practice. You build and deliver solutions that meet customer expectations. You persist in accomplishing objectives despite obstacles and setbacks.
For This Role, You Will Need
Minimum Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Computer, or Software Engineering, or related discipline.
Minimum 5 years of relevant engineering experience in hardware design.
Familiarity with high-speed design fundamentals, such as signal integrity, crosstalk, impedance control, EMI, and PCB stack-up.
Experience designing and validating high-speed interfaces (DDR, PCIe, JESD204, Ethernet).
Proficient in using lab tools such as oscilloscopes, TDRs, VNAs, logic analyzers, etc.
Hands-on experience with EDA tools for schematic capture and PCB layout
Experience writing and executing test plans to verify board-level digital circuits and bringing up prototype hardware.
Exceptional problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze complex technical challenges.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical ideas to diverse stakeholders.
Located within a commutable distance to NI’s offices in Austin, TX, or willing to relocate.
Authorization to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.

Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Computer, or Software Engineering, or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant engineering experience in hardware design.
• Familiarity with high-speed design fundamentals, such as signal integrity, crosstalk, impedance control, EMI, and PCB stack-up.
• Experience designing and validating high-speed interfaces (DDR, PCIe, JESD204, Ethernet).
• Proficient in using lab tools such as oscilloscopes, TDRs, VNAs, logic analyzers, etc.
• Hands-on experience with EDA tools for schematic capture and PCB layout
• Experience writing and executing test plans to verify board-level digital circuits and bringing up prototype hardware.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze complex technical challenges.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical ideas to diverse stakeholders.
• Located within a commutable distance to NI’s offices in Austin, TX, or willing to relocate.
• Authorization to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in mixed-signal designs and power management for digital systems.
• Familiarity with FPGA or ASIC integration into digital designs.
• Experience with clocking architectures, including clock tree design, PLL configuration, and jitter analysis and mitigation techniques for high-speed digital systems.
• Understanding of PCB thermal and mechanical design considerations.
• Proficiency in scripting or programming languages (e.g., LabVIEW, Python) for hardware testing and automation.
• Experience using VHDL and/or SystemVerilog to implement synthesizable logic targeting FPGAs.
• Experience collaborating with cross-disciplinary engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary hardware engineering teams to develop Test and Measurement products
• Own all aspects of digital board-level design, including schematic entry, layout guidelines, signal integrity simulations, and prototype validation
• Develop and execute plans for prototype hardware bring-up and board-level validation
• Be the voice of digital design in project meetings by estimating the level of effort for design tasks, providing input on the status of work, and proactively raising technical concerns.

Benefits

• We provide a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more.
• Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees