PCB Designer

Job Summary
As a Designer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping innovative designs that drive our projects forward. Your expertise in electrical engineering and CAD software will empower you to create detailed schematics and system designs that meet the highest standards of quality and functionality. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will bring your creative vision to life while ensuring compliance with industry regulations and best practices.

General requirements / responsibilities for a PCB designer that we would use

Must have expert knowledge of altium and standard layout practices.

Experienced with high speed interface layout such as PCIe gen 4 or higher, DDR5 or higher, USB type-c / 3.2.

Understanding of power integrity and layout to meet plane impedance targets.

Ability to read a schematic, and to assign/modify net classes if required (based on provided drafting guidelines)

Create and Maintain foot print libraries for each project

Help with technology selection for a given design such as HDI vs standard, and associated stackups for manufacturability.

Help with review of existing footprints

Assembly and Fabrication drawing generation - Familiarity with Altium Draftsman

Ability to generate and validate Gerber and ODB++ databases against a specific Fabrication house's capabilities list

A basic design flow for a contracted PCB designer looks like this:

Technology selection - stackup, type and size of vias, minimum track geometries

Footprint Review - all layers

Create new footrpints if required

Setup Design Rules and Stackup

Detailed placement

BGA fanout(signal and power)

Controlled impedance routing

Routing of uncontrolled signals

Define and connect to power planes

Length matching and cleanup

Add stitching vias, teardrops, and place designators

Documentation and Gerber review

Deliverables

Gerber database (RS274-X Format)

ODB++ database

CAD database (altium)

Assembly drawing

Fabrication drawing

Drill Data (NC Drill)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $120,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person