PCB Designer Level II
Department: Engineering (126) CT
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Chester, CT
Description
Summary: With minimal supervision, this position assists engineers in the design and development of very tight and detailed layouts of double sided and multilayer printed circuit boards. Provides innovative and creative technical solutions to overall project plans, detailed drawings, and completed electrical drawings of printed circuit (PC) board components and assemblies. Works from preliminary schematics, notes, part lists, rough or detailed sketches, a basic description of the board function, and configuration and arrangement as defined by engineering. Verifies completed design elements while checking dimensions, materials to be used and quantities.
Duties and Responsibilities
* Provides innovative PC board design solutions for assigned complex products and components of products.
* Interacts with engineering staff on PC board design concepts and progress.
* Active participant in product development working closely with other engineering team members.
* Using CAD specialty engineering design software develop complex PC board layouts and drawings.
* Validate conformity to design standards and specifications and identifies design errors and other deficiencies as required.
* Provides documentation including schematics and PC board layouts, identifies design issues, and makes technical design presentations to senior engineering staff as required.
* Archives engineering data files per company configuration control procedures and interacts with PCB vendors to support the manufacturing of PC boards and electronic assemblies.
* Remains current in CAD techniques, ASME Y14.5 dimensioning and tolerancing, IPC Standards or equivalent, as well as appropriate specialty design software and associated applications.
Education and Experience
* Associate’s degree or a training certificate from a recognized organization indicating completion of training in basic electronics technology and in CAD design software.
* 5-7 years of progressive experience designing PC boards utilizing CAD engineering design software. Additional experience designing PC boards may be substituted in lieu of education.
* Must have a complete understanding and wide application of PC board design concepts and drawing principles, including ANSI Y4.15 and IPC Standards, and demonstrate a high skill level using CAD engineering software.
* Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly, applying them accurately throughout an evolving environment.
* Must be able to organize, schedule, and coordinate work phases.
* Must also be able to determine the appropriate approach at the task level or, with assistance, at the project level to provide creative solutions to a wide range of complex problems.
* Must have strong communication, documentation, presentation, and interpersonal skills while being able to work independently and as part of a team, must be able to work extended hours as required. Experience with Altium Designer is a must.
* Experience with Cadence PCB software is helpful, but not required.
All Employees Shall
* Comply with the EH&S Policy and applicable regulatory and company EH&S rules and requirements.
* Report to supervision conditions or practices that are either unsafe or that may adversely impact the environment, to ensure prompt resolution of potential hazards.
* Attend scheduled EH&S training program.
* Actively support the organization’s efforts to meet or exceed EH&S goals and plans.
* Recommend improved EH&S practices.
Must be able to communicate effectively with co-workers, supervisors, and third parties. This ability to communicate requires the employee to be conversant in English as the majority of our workforce and the third parties that we encounter only speak English.
The incumbent is responsible for complying with the policies in Whelen’s “Employee Handbook.”
Whelen Engineering is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, sex, ancestry, citizenship status, mental or physical disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, veteran status, or military status.
This Job Description is to serve as a guide. It is intended to be flexible and will continue to evolve over time with business needs and demands and may be updated periodically and at the Company’s discretion. Nothing in this position description changes or is intended to change the employment at-will relationship with the Company. Employment at-will means that an employee or the Company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, for any reason or no reason at all, with or without notice.
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