PCB layout Engineer

The ideal candidate should have strong relevant and recent technical and hands-on background and be able is hit the ground running as an individual contributor

• Contribute to, or lead, PCB and package substrate layout development for leading-edge optical communication products.
• Ensure compliance with IPC standards, company design practices, and fabrication capabilities.
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, thermal, signal-integrity, power-integrity, and manufacturing teams.
• Work with PCB fabricators, and substrate vendors to close DFMs.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent certifications with a minimum of 10+ years of relevant industry experience in PCB board and/or package substrate layout engineering.
• Expert-level proficiency with Cadence Allegro PCB design tools
• Strong demonstrated working experience of complex high-density, high-speed PCB and substrate designs using advanced HDI, stacked micro-via, sequential lamination, and fine-pitch BGA technologies.
• Hands-on experience with complex multilayer high-density organic substrates, fine-pitch BGAs, and advanced component packages.
• Working understanding of transmission line layout geometries and rules (micro strip, strip line, CPW, etc.)
• Demonstrated experience in layout of compact low voltage and high current multiphase DC-DC power converters for state-of-the-art processors and GPUs
• Strong understanding of PCB fabrication, assembly processes, DFM, and manufacturing tolerances.
• Demonstrated success delivering high-volume, high-reliability communication products under aggressive schedules.

Highly Desired Skills

• Demonstrated experience with mSAP PCB layout design
• Demonstrated experience with layout design of state of art optical pluggable products (CFP2, QSFP-DD, OSFP)
• Proficiency in Cadence SiP tools and Substrate layout techniques
• Proficiency in layout of designs with Wire Bond components
• Strong understanding of PCB fabrication and assembly processes
• Strong knowledge of relevant industry standards (IPC Class 2/3, JEDEC, etc.)