Adrian Batson
Bellevue,WA
Summary
Dynamic Signal Integrity Engineer with 8 years of experience in hardware validation of HSIO and SERDES Interfaces and problem-solving. Skilled in conducting thorough layout assessments and ensuring compliance with industry standards, contributing to improved product quality and performance.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Signal Integrity Test Engineer
Microsoft
Redmond, WA
01.2018 - Current
- Co-Managed Signal Integrity Lab responsible for validation Owned and developed board hardware validation plans across Proto, EVT, DVT, and PVT phases.
- Owned VNA high frequency PCB layout & Cable validation for all consumer hardware across Microsoft.
- Ensured adherence to relevant industry standards, including USB, PCIe, MIPI and HDMI, to support product development.
- Collaborated with Multi-disciplinary teams to identify and resolve failures during testing phases.
- Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions for hardware validation failures.
- Documented test results and provided feedback for continuous improvement in product quality.
- Constantly improved measurement quality through process and efficiency improvements.
- Led initiatives to enhance measurement techniques for improved accuracy in testing.
- Conducted thorough layout assessments to ensure adherence to signal integrity standards.
- Bring up of new testing capabilities in lab as new technologies are integrated into our products.
- Drove automation initiatives to improve lab testing efficiency by 30%.
- Mentored and trained junior engineers.
- Led initiative to standardize Design Reviews, Program kickoffs and SoC reviews across our team and and used AI to feed the results of these reviews into our validation process to allow Test Engineers to make more informed pass/ fail decisions.
RF Technician
CTDI - Communications Test Design
PA
07.2017 - 12.2017
- Operated RF testing equipment to evaluate signal strength and quality.
- Assisted in troubleshooting and resolving RF system issues efficiently.
- Documented test results and maintained accurate records of measurements.
- Collaborated with team members to ensure compliance with safety protocols.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania05-2017
Skills
- Solid SI Fundamentals
- Transmission line theory
- PCB layout design
- Experience with PCIe, Ethernet, USB, DisplayPort, HDMI, MIPI
- Eye diagram analysis
- S-parameter analysis
- Layout review
- Knowledge of CTLE, FFE, DFE, VGA, CDR, PLL/DLL, TX drivers
- TDR, VNA, Oscilloscope, BERT
Timeline
Signal Integrity Test Engineer
Microsoft
01.2018 - Current
RF Technician
CTDI - Communications Test Design
07.2017 - 12.2017
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
Pennsylvania State University