The Role
DriveNets is seeking a highly motivated Power Integrity Engineer to join our Hardware Engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for defining, analyzing, simulating, and validating power delivery networks (PDNs) for next-generation networking platforms supporting high-performance ASICs, advanced SerDes interfaces, optical modules, and AI-scale networking systems.
You will work closely with hardware architects, PCB designers, ASIC teams, signal integrity engineers, mechanical engineers, and manufacturing partners to ensure robust power delivery, optimal system performance, and successful product deployment.
Responsibilities
Lead Power Integrity (PI) activities throughout the hardware development lifecycle, from architecture through production.
Define and optimize board-level and package-level Power Delivery Networks (PDNs) for high-current networking ASICs and supporting devices.
Perform pre-layout and post-layout PI simulations using industry-standard tools.
Establish target impedance requirements and validate compliance across all power rails.
Analyze DC voltage drop, AC impedance, transient response, and power distribution performance.
Collaborate with PCB layout engineers to optimize stackups, plane structures, decoupling strategies, and power routing.
Work closely with Signal Integrity engineers to ensure SI/PI co-optimization of high-speed interfaces.
Develop power integrity design guidelines and best practices for next-generation networking products.
Support schematic reviews, layout reviews, and design sign-off activities.
Perform laboratory measurements and correlation using oscilloscopes, VNAs, power analyzers, current probes, and related equipment.
Investigate and resolve PI-related issues during board bring-up, validation, and production.
Collaborate with ASIC, FPGA, memory, optics, and power component vendors to optimize overall system performance.
Drive continuous improvement of PI methodologies, simulation flows, and validation processes.
Why Join DriveNets
Work on industry-leading networking systems deployed by top-tier service providers and cloud operators.
Influence next-generation networking hardware architecture.
Collaborate with world-class hardware, ASIC, and software engineers.
Be part of a fast-growing company transforming the networking industry
Experience with high-performance networking ASICs and switch silicon.
Familiarity with 112G/224G/448G PAM4 SerDes technologies.
Experience with Ethernet systems ranging from 400G to 1.6T and above.
Understanding of package-level PI and advanced packaging technologies.
Familiarity with optical networking platforms and co-packaged optics.
Experience with thermal and mechanical effects on PDN performance.
Knowledge of EMI/EMC considerations in high-density networking systems.
Experience working with ODMs, CMs, and global manufacturing partners.
Success Metrics
Achieve PI sign-off requirements for all networking platforms.
Minimize power-related issues during bring-up and production.
Improve first-pass hardware success rate.
Enable reliable operation of next-generation high-bandwidth networking systems.
Establish scalable PI methodologies for future DriveNets hardware platforms.
More About DriveNets
Based in Israel with locations in Romania, US, India and Japan as well as extended teams, DriveNets operations cover more than twelve countries. With recognition by industry analysts and through partnerships with market leaders such as AMD, Broadcom, Dell and others, DriveNets is pushing market momentum, delivering the scale and efficiency that modern AI workloads demand. Visit our website: https://drivenets.com/company/
