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Job Title: Sr. PCB Layout Designer
Job Facts
- FT/PT: This is a full-time position.
- Remote/On Site: This is a 100% on site position.
- Location: Draper, UT
- Reports to: VP of Engineering
- Compensation: Salary plus benefits
- Start Date: March 2024
Summary
We are currently seeking a passionate, skilled, service minded, and full-time Sr. PCB Designer to design analog, digital, RF, and mixed-signal designs from 2 to 8+ layer designs in Altium. Although primarily a PCB design position, the job also includes responsibilities not traditionally part of a PCB designer’s job description including: schematic and PCB librarian functions (symbol and footprint creation and checking), light 3D mechanical design and librarian functions in Solidworks and Onshape, Configuration Management tasks such as BOM creation, supplier management, and Engineering Change Orders. Benefit from being immersed in a culture that values people and is backed up by a solid benefits package including being part of an ESOP company. Come join us!
Job Responsibilities
- Design PCBs that meet product feature, mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, and regulatory requirements
- Perform component placement, routing, design rule verification, and related work on new and existing printed circuit board (PCB) designs.
- Generate PCB fabrication and assembly drawings, ensuring that all requirements for manufacturing and assembly are met.
- Work closely with engineering teams consisting of electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, regulatory, and project management roles.
- Help define CA Engineering’s CAD design standards and practices and design PCBs to comply with them.
- Work closely with the hardware engineering team and be responsive to design changes and feedback.
- Job emphasis is on PCB design skills plus the ability to learn and be versatile.
- Assist ecad library in generating symbols, footprints, and 3D components from manufacture’s data sheets, paying close attention to consistency, detail, and defined specifications.
- Work full-time on site in our Draper, UT office.
Minimum Qualifications
- 5+ years of PCB design layout experience
- Bachelors degree or relevant Associate degree or commensurate experience
- Competent skills and experience with Altium Designer and related equipment is required
- Experience with RF design preferred
- Full understanding of PCB layout techniques and processes within the context of meeting mechanical, electrical, and manufacturing requirements.
- Know how to design complex and multilayer PCB designs then create fabrication drawings and assembly drawings.
- Practical knowledge of industry standards such as IPC standards for design and ASME/ANSI for documentation is desired.
- Must be flexible with change requests and supportive of all team members. Be solution minded with your ego checked at the door.
- Work with PCB suppliers for front end design questions such as stack ups and design reqs and tek support during board fabrication.
- Electrical, mechanical, and artistic intuition to successfully visualize the “big picture” of the work
- Demonstrated versatility, ability, and ownership to successfully and spontaneously go outside the normally defined job responsibilities to add value to the company
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Effective organization, planning, and prioritization skills
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Short and Long Term disability
- Parental leave
- PTO and paid holidays
- 401k with generous matching
- ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan): You become an employee owner at CA Engineering
- Professional development opportunities
- Collaborative and dynamic work environment
About CA Engineering
CA Engineering stands as the trusted wireless technology partner for Fortune 100 companies globally. Our expertise ranges from software and hardware development to seamless wireless integration. We excel in 801.11 stack enhancement, Wi-Fi power efficiency, driver development, and more. As a Qualcomm Authorized Design Center, we hold licenses for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Thread, Zigbee, Z-Wave, and proprietary radio frequencies. Our hardware development covers manufacturing-ready designs, IoT innovation, and antenna design. Trusted by brands like Amazon and GoPro, CA Engineering is shaping the future of wireless technology.
If you are seeking a great place to work, with people you enjoy working with and who care about you as an individual, consider CA Engineering.
CA Engineering is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy status, veteran status, disability or any other protected status.
