Senior Engineer (CAD) - Hardware

Job Description:

Job Title Senior Engineer (CAD) - Hardware

• Position Description This role will be supporting the Electronics development team working on product design and development for Microcontroller based handheld products. In this role, he will be responsible for developing new PCB designs and updating existing designs coordinating with designers to meet the project requirements on time, cost, and quality.

Qualification & Experience:

• B.E/B.Tech/M.E/M.Tech (Electronic and Communication, Electronics)
• 5 to 10 Years of Experience
• Software Tools i. PCB layout: Altium, PAD; ii. Schematic: Orcad capture.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Developing new PCB designs and updating existing designs for digital, analog, and mixed-signal embedded systems.
• Perform component placements and determine wire routings considering manufacturability aspects.
• PCB Stack up selection & Impedance calculation.
• Prepare PCB models and verify mechanical outline files with the mechanical team.
• Verify existing designs and recommend improvements.
• Contribute towards test specifications and test procedures and test fixtures preparation.
• Perform PCB design testing and analyze test results.
• Coordination with PCB fabrication and assembly vendor.
• Assist in the preparation of project schedules, budgets, and risks.
• Provide timely communications on significant issues or developments.
• Propose process improvements to ensure PCB functionality, quality, and reliability.
• Review the Layout for other CAD team members.
• Documentation for PCB fabrication and assembly like Gerber files, Fabrication details, and Assembly drawings.

Requirements:

• Worked extensively on complex layout designs having multiple layers for high-density boards with engineering limitations.
• PCB Layout Design for Digital, Analog, and Mixed Signal embedded systems.
• Experience with high-density board designs with up to 12 layers and with SMT, thru-hole, and multiple BGA.
• Designed boards with controlled impedance traces and differential pairs with matched trace lengths.
• Knowledge of Design for Manufacturability and Design for testability.
• Library development including Schematic Symbol & PCB Footprint as per IPC standards.
• Sound Knowledge of layout DRC rules & concepts, PCB layout guidelines for Signal Integrity, EMC/EMI, and isolation safety.
• Proficiency in custom placement & routing activities: Floor planning, routing, physical verification, etc.
• Experience working with internal and external teams like mechanical, manufacturing, etc.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and a proven ability to be an effective team player with excellent time management skills.

Desired Competencies

• Exposure to EMI/EMC and safety compliance testing.
• Directly interact with Clients and Managing CAD team members.
• Exposure to mechanical aspects of PCB design.
• Exposure to high-speed board layout.
• Strong knowledge of auto-routing strategy to reduce routing cycle time.
• Experience in impedance-controlled layout design using ARM, DSP, CPLD, BGA, USB, GSM Engines, LVDS, and Power supply interfaces.
• Extensively used IBIS Models for signal integrity analysis.
• Good communication skills.