PCB Layout and Interconnect Engineer

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Executing complex, multi-layer printed circuit board layouts using Altium Designer to create PCB engineering deliverables for release.
• Designing system cable assemblies, wire harnesses, and interconnect schematics based on mechanical and electrical constraints.
• Estimating duration of work efforts to contribute to project schedules.
• Implementing PCB layout solutions and/or harness solutions to improve emissions mitigation, power dissipation, test, manufacturing, and assembly test (DFM/DFA).
• Executing PCB layout or harness design and release checklists and presenting your design at cross-functional design reviews.
• Collaborating closely with Mechanical Engineering to define board outlines, connector placement, keep-out areas, 3D harness routing through robotic assemblies, etc.
• Partnering with PCB fabricators, assembly houses, and cable harness vendors to resolve technical queries and support production.

Job requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent).
• 5 or more years of PCB layout and cable harness design experience.
• Deep experience with Altium Designer (for PCB layout) and 3D ECAD/MCAD integration.
• Experience with complex layout constraints including high-speed differential signaling, impedance control, and power electronics.
• 3D visualization capabilities to imagine and optimize space constrained circuitry and harness routing in challenging mechanical and thermal environments.
• Strong understanding of IPC standards for PCB fabrication/assembly and wire harness assembly (IPC-620).
• Cable harness design specifically using Altium Harness.
• Flex and rigid-flex circuit design.