PCB Layout Engineer

About the Role

We're looking for an experienced PCB Layout Engineer with strong, recent, hands-on technical experience. You'll work as an individual contributor and should be able to hit the ground running. You'll handle PCB and package substrate layout for leading-edge optical communication products.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to or lead PCB and package substrate layout development for leading-edge optical communication products
• Ensure designs comply 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 DFM issues

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent certifications, with 10+ years of relevant industry experience in PCB board and/or package substrate layout engineering
• Expert-level proficiency with Cadence Allegro PCB design tools
• Proven experience with 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 (microstrip, stripline, CPW, etc.)
• Proven experience laying out compact low-voltage, 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
• Track record of delivering high-volume, high-reliability communication products on aggressive schedules

Highly Desired Skills

• Experience with mSAP PCB layout design
• Experience with layout design of state-of-the-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 knowledge of relevant industry standards (IPC Class 2/3, JEDEC, etc.)