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Senior PCB Design Engineer and ECAD (Altium) Librarian, 3 USA locations possible

Job Description

Our client is a well-established Audio Product company. They have offices in Orange County, CA, Boulder, CO, and Ft. Wayne Indiana. They are seeking a motivated Senior PCB Design Engineer and ECAD Librarian to add to their team. The position is onsite at any one of the Company’s three locations. This position is not eligible for remote work.

The Senior PCB Design Engineer and Altium Librarian is primarily responsible for management of the Company's Altium libraries, as well as the layout of complex printed circuit boards including digital, analog, mixed signal, and high-power technologies. The candidate must have well-developed competency in PCB design & manufacturing and must have previous experience designing 2–12-layer PCBs with flat & hierarchical schematics.

You will own the library management and PCB layout processes, and work with electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing engineers and project leaders to ensure designs are on schedule with high quality and reliability. You will also work collaboratively with the design engineering team at multiple USA locations and internationally. You will be exposed to a challenging, collaborative, fun, and innovative environment. We encourage employees to take ownership, to color outside the lines, and to imagine possibilities. Our culture is casual but dynamic, with cross-functional teams collaborating to create memorable audio-visual experiences.

* Salary range for this position is $91,000  to $164,000 depending on level of experience and geographic location.

Other compensation includes generous benefits such as health care, dental coverage, vision plans, 401K benefits, PTO, etc.

Specific Duties Include

  • Manage all activities associated with ECAD library management and PCB layout design.
  • Design PCB layout for a range of products within the audio, video, and control industry.
  • Work collaboratively with the design engineering team in multiple domestic and international locations.
  • Work with the NPI team in USA and internationally to ensure PCB release documentation is complete and improve product manufacturability both at Company manufacturing and contract manufacturing sites.
  • Provide engineering support for product sustaining due to EOL components and materials.
  • Define technical and program direction, priorities, and processes necessary to support the manufacture of products and the improvement of manufacturing processes.
  • Work with the manager and senior team members in Hardware Engineering to develop, track, and communicate tasks to meet timing and feature/quality objectives for new product development and sustaining engineering projects.
  • Work closely with New Product Development, Manufacturing, Quality, and Test Engineering.
  • The candidate will also work directly with PCB fabricators on technical questions and fabrication issues and will be responsible for mentoring junior designers.
  • Participate in design reviews and provide design feedback to peers and design partners.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Skills

  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent is required.
  • 5+ years of work experience designing, building, testing analog and digital circuits and related subsystems, ideally in commercial or professional video or audio/video markets.
  • Must have extensive experience with schematic design, footprint/library creation (both SMT & thru-hole components) using IPC Standards, PCB layout using manual routing for multilayer boards, thorough knowledge of SMT packages, generation of design files, involvement in complete documentation package including BOMs, fabrication and assembly drawing.
  • Experience working with Altium, Cadence Allegro, and Hyperlynx for Signal Integrity preferred.
  • Extensive understanding of PCB stack-up requirements based on design complexity and design requirements.
  • Experience is preferred with DDRx, PCIe, MIPI, LVDS interfaces, audio/video, cameras, LCDs, HDMI, PoE, and familiar with transmission line concepts.
  • Experience in DFA, DFM, DFT and EMI - EMC standards as well as processes and design implementation.
  • Excellent communication and problem-solving skills: issue identification, resolution, providing mentorship and guidance to team members.
  • Ability to work in an environment where processes and standards may not be well defined, and to develop and define those standards when required.
  • Passion for Great Audio is a Plus.
  • Ability to travel Travel 1-20%

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