Senior Hardware Engineer and PCB Designer

Job Description

Job Description

Robertshaw is a private equity-owned global design, engineering, and manufacturing company selling product solutions to the appliance, automotive, and HVAC industries. We are an industry leader in advanced flow control components and systems for water, gas, and other fluids to help build extraordinary products that improve safety, comfort, health, and happiness.

When you join Robertshaw, you are joining a company with over 125 years of experience and a global team with a focus on innovation.

Role Description

Robertshaw’s electronics team is responsible for the hardware assemblies and software used within residential and commercial appliance controls as well as thermal management systems in electric vehicles. As a Senior Hardware Engineer and PCB designer, you will be a leader in our electronics team, developing new product architectures, implementing hardware circuit schematics, leading PCB layout, and maintaining Robertshaw’s PCB CAD library. You should have a high aptitude for discrete analog design and digital circuit design, technical specification development, and leading our team to create innovative controls solutions. You will also have focus on product cost, quality, and schedule. You will be responsible for PCB board design including multi-layer circuit board layout and CAD library component creation. You will coordinate with PCB fabrication vendors and Robertshaw’s factories to deliver best in class PCB designs.

This position is hybrid onsite in Itasca, Illinois. Expected travel

Experience and Competencies

• Work within a team of engineers to design digital, analog, and power supply printed circuit board assemblies in accordance with electrical, mechanical, and company specific requirements and processes.
• Maintain the ECAD library, including creation of the PCB footprints, 3D models, and schematic symbols.
• Work with PCB vendors to select PCB materials, finish, and layer stack-up to meet PCB cost target and design performance.
• Collaborate with internal teams and PCB vendors to continually improve design rules and Design for Test (DFT) and Design for Manufacturability (DFM) guidelines.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in PCB layout design. Experience designing agency listed (UL, CE) power supplies and high-speed digital interfaces preferred.
• Experience using Siemens Mentor Graphics DxDesigner and PADS tools.
• General knowledge of electronic circuitry and able to actively participate in schematic and PCB design reviews.
• Proficient in design verification including developing test plans, contributing to lab testing, and documenting results.
• Ability to manage time and prioritize work across multiple projects.
• Excellent organizational and verbal / written communication skills.

Nice to have

Education