This position has a strong focus on high-speed and is responsible for creating state of the art PCB layouts from electrical schematics, net lists, mechanical input, and associated detail documents that adhere to the latest fabrication and assembly standards using Altium design software.
Responsibilities
- – Design project lead – reports to Operations Manager, or COO
- – Leads highly complex layouts while ensuring quality, efficiency and manufacturability.
- – Provides expertise to engineering team regarding combined high-speed technology and design practices.
- – Handle multiple tasks and provide work leadership to other designers through the distribution, coordination, and managing of the assigned work load
- – Ability to create, from engineering inputs, board mechanical profiles, board fabrication stack-ups, detailed board fabrication drawings and packages, assembly drawings, assembly notes, etc., preferable for the Altium design tool set.
- – Load and debug Net lists (Altium)
- – Ability to place components, perform density analysis, input constraints, route traces
- – Generate layout reports daily/weekly for customers and Operations
- – Must be willing to work extended and flexible hours to meet critical schedules when necessary
- – Basic Schematics knowledge
Skills
- – Expert knowledge of Altium tool suite is essential and secondary knowledge of Cadence or Mentor tools suites is a plus
- – Extensive knowledge of High-Speed technology
- – Basic computer literacy with PC/NT/Windows-based applications:
- – Microsoft EXCEL, Microsoft Word, notepad
- – Ability to write simple script files.
- – Ability to proactively identify problems, and provide solutions or recommendations in a dynamic work environment.
- – Knowledge of signal integrity design constraints encompassing differential pairs, impedance control, high speed, EMI, and ESD
- – Strong communication, interpersonal, analytical, and problem solving skills
- – Excellent team player that can lead projects and mentor others
- – Ability to accurately quote layout work, forecast schedules, and drive and motivate team to meet committed schedules
- – Ability to adapt to changing customer requirements
- – Work with customer and FCS engineering to ensure compliance with Manufacturing Design Standards
- – Self-motivated, Detail oriented, Organized, Positive team player
Experience
- – Ideal candidate should have a minimum of 5 years High-Speed layout experience.
- – Ideal candidate should have a minimum of 7 years of Altium experience.
- – Ideal candidate must have knowledge of DFA/DFM standards as they relate to Flex and HDI technology.
- – Other design tool knowledge is considered a plus
- – Familiar with Industry Design Standards – ANSI, IPC, ITAR
