Senior Applications EngineerDDR Memory, PCIe, PAM4, DPOJET & Performance ProbesLocation: Beaverton, Oregon (Hybrid)About the RoleTektronix is seeking a Senior Applications Engineer to join our Signal Acquisition & Analysis Portfolio team supporting high-speed digital design and validation applications. This role focuses on DDR memory technologies, PCI Express, PAM4 signaling, DPOJET analysis software, and Tektronix performance probing solutions.
As a Senior Applications Engineer, you will serve as a customer-facing technical leader, partnering with engineers developing next-generation computing, networking, AI, and semiconductor technologies. You will combine deep technical expertise with customer engagement skills to solve challenging measurement problems, influence product development, and enable business growth.
This position is ideal for an experienced engineer passionate about signal integrity, high-speed serial communications, and helping customers succeed.
Key Responsibilities- Serve as the primary technical expert for DDR memory, PCIe, PAM4, DPOJET, and high-performance probe applications.
- Independently resolve complex customer technical issues and escalations involving signal integrity, compliance validation, jitter analysis, and measurement workflows.
- Conduct advanced customer demonstrations, proof-of-concept evaluations, and measurement consultations.
- Partner with sales teams to support strategic opportunities and accelerate customer adoption of Tektronix solutions.
- Develop and deliver technical presentations, application notes, training content, webinars, and conference presentations.
- Act as the Voice of the Customer by translating customer requirements and industry trends into actionable feedback for product management and engineering teams.
- Support new product introductions, beta evaluations, release readiness activities, and competitive benchmarking.
- Collaborate closely with engineering, product management, and marketing to improve products, workflows, and customer experience.
- Represent Tektronix at industry events, technical conferences, consortium meetings, and customer engagements.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the growth of the Applications Engineering organization.
Required Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline.
- 8+ years of experience in applications engineering, signal integrity, test engineering, product development, or related technical roles.
- Expertise with high-speed digital interfaces such as:
- DDR4/DDR5/LPDDR
- PCI Express (Gen4/Gen5/Gen6)
- PAM4 signaling
- High-speed serial communication architectures
- Strong understanding of:
- Signal integrity fundamentals
- Jitter and noise analysis
- Eye diagram measurements
- Oscilloscope-based compliance and debugging workflows
- Experience using high-bandwidth oscilloscopes and probes.
- Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
- Ability to travel approximately 20-30%.
Preferred Qualifications- Experience with DPOJET, TekExpress, or automated compliance solutions.
- Familiarity with protocol compliance standards and industry consortium activities.
- Experience supporting semiconductor, hyperscale datacenter, AI accelerator, server, or networking customers.
- Knowledge of probe architectures, de-embedding techniques, and measurement uncertainty analysis.
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
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Pay RangeThe salary range for this position (in local currency) is 83400.00-155000.00
