Signal Integrity / Power Integrity Engineer - Wearables

Meta•San Diego, CA

5d•$144,000 - $204,000

About The Position

Signal Integrity and Power Integrity (SIPI) Engineers at Meta design, analyze, and validate SIPI aspects of electrical systems for next-generation hardware products and platforms. They collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and external partners to deliver robust, high-performance solutions from concept through deployment, ensuring Meta’s hardware meets the highest standards for performance, reliability, and electromagnetic compatibility across both product and infrastructure domains. In this high-impact role, you will lead system-level SI/PI design, simulation, and validation efforts—transforming concepts into industry-leading products. Your expertise will directly influence every stage of the design process, from simulation and automation development to hands-on lab validation, ensuring our devices set new standards for electromagnetic compatibility and performance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or related field (or equivalent experience)
6+ years of experience in SIPI simulation, measurement, or electrical design or a relevant technical field
Experience and understanding of EM fundamentals and with EM simulation tools.
Solid experience using Cadence Sigrity, PowerDC, PowerSI, OptimizePI, Ansys SIwave, Keysight ADS, 3D layout and Ansys HFSS
Familiarity with PCB and flex design and manufacture process
Experience delivering a product into manufacturing

Nice To Haves

Master’s in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or related field (or equivalent experience)
Experience working on ambiguous requirements and can create highly constrained solutions into high-volume consumer electronics products
Experience using different instruments such as network analyzer, oscilloscope, signal generator, scope and other related test equipment to measure the eye-diagram and power ripple noise
Experience working with cross functionally on multiple projects with internal teams and external vendors
Experience with SI/PI design background, Proven track record of success in simulation and lab measurement experience, experience in designing and manufacturing consumer technology products
Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)

Responsibilities

Perform Signal Integrity analysis, collaborating with different engineering teams to balance system/product constraints with MIPI CPHY, DPHY, MPHY, PCIE, USB and high speed clocks.
Perform pre-layout and post-layout simulation flow with a focus on PDN.
Create simulation models and develop simulation methodology for SIPI design.
Stackup review and layer assignment for High speed and PDN.
Lead SIPI validation methodology and develop detailed engineering test plans.
Validate PDN impedance in lab to correlate simulation results and improve design flow.
Use simulation and lab data to support design troubleshooting and propose corrective actions, drive failure analysis, root cause efforts, and design of experiments to resolve problems.
Analyze chip/package/PCB PDNs and make design trade-offs and negotiate power budgets.
Provide design specifications and guidelines with clear risk tradeoffs to our cross-functional partners.
Explore various design elements including different sensors, modules, memories, low/high speed buses, cables, connectors, flexible and rigid PCBs (FLEX), their physics of operation, and impacts on system performance.
Provide system SI design guidance and perform post-layout review and optimization.
Work closely with silicon team, EE design team and PCB layout team to optimize SI design based on the simulation data;
Use simulation and lab data to support design troubleshooting and propose corrective actions, drive failure analysis, root cause efforts, and design of experiments to resolve problems.
Generate simulation reports based on the data and communicate with Cross-functional teams with clear SI recommendations.