PCB Designer / Sr. PCB layout Engineer

Sr. PCB Designer / Sr. PCB layout Engineer

location : Brea, CA onsite work only Fulltime / Contract

Client : Aero company

Visa : any visa is fine Note : the client name is confidential, and will be shared following the completion of the initial discussion.

Job Description :

General requirements / responsibilities for a PCB designer that we would use Must have expert knowledge of altium and standard layout practices.

Experienced with high speed interface layout such as PCIe gen 4 or higher, DDR5 or higher, USB type-c / 3.2.

Understanding of power integrity and layout to meet plane impedance targets. Ability to read a schematic, and to assign / modify net classes if required (based on provided drafting guidelines) Create and Maintain foot print libraries for each project Help with technology selection for a given design such as HDI vs standard, and associated stackups for manufacturability.

Help with review of existing footprints Assembly and Fabrication drawing generation - Familiarity with Altium Draftsman Ability to generate and validate Gerber and ODB++ databases against a specific Fabrication house's capabilities list

A basic design flow for a contracted PCB designer looks like this : Technology selection - stackup, type and size of vias, minimum track geometries Footprint Review - all layers Create new footrpints if required Setup Design Rules and Stackup Detailed placement BGA fanout(signal and power) Controlled impedance routing Routing of uncontrolled signals Define and connect to power planes Length matching and cleanup Add stitching vias, teardrops, and place designators Documentation and Gerber review Deliverables Gerber database (RS274-X Format) ODB++ database CAD database (altium) Assembly drawing Fabrication drawing Drill Data (NC Drill)