Title: PCB / PWB Designer, Sr Work Location: San Diego, CA 92121 Work Requirement: Hybrid Shift Time: 7:30am 4:00pm Duration: 10+ Months
Summary: The successful candidate will operate as a member of the Corporate Engineering unit, PWB CAD department, and will be able to design and document printed wiring board layouts that conform to manufacturing and industry standards and company design guidelines. Working in close coordination with electrical and mechanical design teams from supplied schematics and electrical and mechanical design constraints to develop PWB layouts that meet all project goals and requirements for a variety of new 5G & 6G designs across multiple business units (R&D, Mobile, Compute, IOT, Infrastructure, Automotive, Test Equipment).
Top 5 Required Skills 1. 12+ years actively involved in PWB design for high-density electronics packaging. 2. 10+ years' experience in a PWB design role designing consumer-grade mobile products or low volume test products utilizing latest generation processor chips & ICs. 3. Design for Manufacture (DFM) analysis experience utilizing Valor and/or CAM350 tools. 4. Experience with micro-vias (stacked), sequential lamination stack-ups and design rules using .5mm pitch and smaller packages 5. Experience working include working with US and India teams to provide PWB design solutions for high performance electronic assemblies for Mobile, Modem, Auto, Compute, Infrastructure and IOT
Education Requirement • Associate's degree in a Technical Field, Electronics preferred
Technologies • Siemens/Mentor Xpedition, • PADS and / or Cadence Allegro PWB design software
Years of Experience Requirement • 10
Preferred Skills:
Knowledge of large/high density digital designs having high layer counts (24-34 layers) and containing several FPGA's (>1500 pins) along with very high-speed digital signals.
Mastery in digital processors, RF and radio circuits as well as power control devices.
Experience with micro-vias (stacked), sequential lamination stack-ups and design rules using .35 mm pitch and smaller packages.
Design for Manufacture (DFM) analysis experience utilizing Valor and/or CAM350 tools.
Able to perform complex and difficult PWB design tasks requiring extensive skill and knowledge of fabrication and assembly process capabilities and limitations.
Effectively multitasks and meets aggressive schedules in a dynamic environment.
Determine PWB design trade-offs necessary to meet design requirements and produce high quality cost effective PWB’s that meet schedule objectives.
Understands the requirements driving PWB technology and process trends and their application to company/client designs.
Maintain technical coordination with Engineering and Manufacturing. Resolve PWB design issues with fabrication and assembly vendors.
Participate and provide input into process improvement, PWB and DFM checklists and guidelines.
Participates in determining objectives of assignment and plans, schedules, and arranges own activities in accomplishing objectives.
Experience working with various EMI mitigation techniques and practices.
Experience with IDF/EMN file exchange between mechanical and HW teams.
Understands project goals and individual contribution toward those goals.
Effectively communicates with project peers and engineering personnel via e-mail, web meetings, and instant messaging including status reports and illustrative presentation slides.
Interact and collaborate with other internal PWB designers for optimal product development processes and schedule execution.
Effectively multitasks and meets aggressive schedules in a dynamic environment.
Prepare and deliver design reviews to project team.
Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
Leadership skills to help direct, prioritize, and clearly set project tasks per schedule. Communicate milestones and directions to outside team members
About Us: Established in 2004, SPECTRAFORCE® is one of the largest and fastest-growing diversity-owned staffing firms in the US. The growth of our company is a direct result of our global client service delivery model that is powered by our state-of-the-art A.I. proprietary talent acquisition platform, robust ISO 9001:2015/ISO 27001 certified processes, and strong and passionate client engaged teams. We have built our business by providing talent and project-based solutions, including Contingent, Permanent, and Statement of Work (SOW) services to over 140 clients in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and India. Key industries that we service include Technology, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Telecom, Retail, Utilities and Transportation. SPECTRAFORCE is built on a concept of “human connection,” defined by our branding attitude of NEWJOBPHORIA®, which is the excitement of bringing joy and freedom to the work lifestyle so our people and clients can reach their highest potential. Learn more at: http://www.spectraforce.com
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LA County, CA Applicant Notice: If you are selected for this position with SPECTRAFORCE, your offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of several requirements, including but not limited to, a criminal background check. We consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with all local ordinances and state laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCO) and the California Fair Chance Act (FCA). The background check assessment will consider whether a criminal history could reasonably have a direct, adverse impact on the job-related safety, security, trust, regulatory compliance, or suitability for this role. Such findings may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer.
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $50.10/hr.
