PCB Layout Designer (Junior)

Mountain View, CA /
Engineering – Platform Engineering (HW) /
Full-time
/ On-site
We are looking for a junior PCB layout designer who is motivated to learn and take on new challenges in PCB placement, layout, and optimization, under the mentorship of an experienced team.

Responsibilities:

    • Component placement and routing
    • Footprint and library build up
    • PCB technology and material selection
    • Stackup definition, power planning, high-speed signal route study with SIPI engineers
    • Power constraints
    • HSIO constraint manager file generation
    • Impedance calculation
    • DFM/DFA
    • PCB vendor interaction

Requirements:

    • Experience with PCB layout tools (Cadence Allegro PCB preferred)
    • Basic signal integrity/power integrity knowledge
    • Basic thermal/mechanical knowledge
    • Good spatial reasoning skills
    • Excellent communication skills
    • Great team player
    • Highly motivated, self driven, and eager to learn
    • Experience with Solidworks or other mechanical modeling tools a plus

Education and Experience:

    • Technical training in PCB design or a Bachelor’s degree in a related engineering field