Job Title: PCB Layout Engineer
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Duration: 6 months contract to start with
Top 3 must-have HARD skills:
Wearables consumer product design background
Rigid/flex circuit technology
Familiar with HDI layout experiences.
Good to have skills:
Can read and resolve SoC vendor SIPI simulation report.
Responsibilities
Own and improve PCB/FPC design processes, work with hardware team, contractors, and CM PCB teams to deliver fab releases.
Own complex PCB/FPC designs, containing analog, digital, RF, Camera, Display, Audio, Sensors and power charging components.
Manage and coach CM and PCB vendors on placement/routing/DFM/Working Gerber review to meet client's design quality.
Create and manage PCB documentation including fabrication and assembly packages, such as Gerber, ODB, BoM, fab, and assembly drawings.
Interface with board fabrication vendor to select proper materials and stack-up, use correct impedance and DFX rulesets.
Work with assembly vendors to supply data and seek assembly design requirements. Resolve DFM and manufacturing-related issues.
Work with hardware engineers and document control departments to release fab and assembly packages into a company-wide PLM system. Author ECO's if necessary.
Work closely with ECAD librarians to maintain and expand the company-wide library.
Minimum Qualifications
BS in EE or equivalent practical experience
5+ years of PCB design experience
Experience with Cadence tool sets
Experience in managing and coaching CMs and PCB vendors
Prepare fabrication notes, assembly notes, and all deliverables, such as Gerber files, drill charts, PCB assembly BOMs, and other PCB and assembly-related documents required by PCB fabrication vendors to build circuit boards for prototypes and products
Experience interpreting datasheets and schematics, generating netlists and constraints, and using schematics for layout and routing reference
Experience with PLM systems such as Agile
Knowledge and understanding of IPC, JEDEC, IEEE, and other electronic standards
Experience with HDI design. Knowledge of multilayer PCB layout, fabrication and assembly techniques including blind/buried vias, and microvias
Experience with Rigid, Flex, and Rigid-Flex boards design and manufacturing
Experience in PCB layout design constraints for mixed/RF signal, high-speed signal impedance control, memory interfaces, power distribution, heat dissipation, and optimization for EMI performance
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with mSAP technologies
Experience with SiP technologies
10+ years experience of PCB layout design using Cadence Allegro
Proven track record in designing & manage all aspects of the printed board design used in high-volume consumer products
Experience in cost effective consumer electronics design
Knowledge in EMC compliance, and environmental safety compliance.