PCB Design Engineer I

Responsibilities

• Place components and route traces ensuring that all functional and physical specifications meet the design requirements for PCB, electrical, mechanical and thermal design.
• Create PCB designs in accordance with manufacturability and assembly requirements.
• Engage manufacturing team to allow for design for manufacturability improvements (DFM).
• Create drawings, gerber files, and other documentation for PCB fabrication and internal verification.
• Work with Electrical, Mechanical and Firmware Engineers and react appropriately to engineering changes in PCB design and documentation.
• Participate in process improvement activities for the CAD design team.
• Assist in ECAD library creation and maintenance for footprints and symbols.
• Manage the necessary part parametric data in CIS database.
• Create or update schematic and PCB library symbols using Altium Design Tools.
• Support prototype development, validation, and product testing efforts using standard lab equipment.
• Analyze and troubleshoot system performance, including root cause and failure analysis of field and manufacturing issues.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (hardware, firmware, manufacturing, quality, and field support) to meet product requirements.
• Develop and execute test plans, analyze data, and drive design improvements.
• Utilize programming or scripting (e.g., Python, MATLAB, or similar) to automate testing and data analysis.
• Contribute to hardware/software integration and system-level design considerations.

Requirements

• Strong foundation in electrical engineering principles, including circuit analysis, analog/digital design, and power electronics.
• Familiarity with electronic components, systems, and measurement techniques (oscilloscopes, network analyzers, power meters, etc.).
• Experience or exposure to embedded systems, microcontrollers, FPGA, or SoC architectures (e.g., ARM, Xilinx).
• Ability to analyze technical problems and apply structured engineering methods to develop solutions.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively across teams.

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in electrical engineering principles, including circuit analysis, analog/digital design, and power electronics.
• Familiarity with electronic components, systems, and measurement techniques (oscilloscopes, network analyzers, power meters, etc.).
• Experience or exposure to embedded systems, microcontrollers, FPGA, or SoC architectures (e.g., ARM, Xilinx).
• Ability to analyze technical problems and apply structured engineering methods to develop solutions.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively across teams.

Skills

• Strong foundation in electrical engineering principles, including circuit analysis, analog/digital design, and power electronics.
• Familiarity with electronic components, systems, and measurement techniques (oscilloscopes, network analyzers, power meters, etc.).
• Experience or exposure to embedded systems, microcontrollers, FPGA, or SoC architectures (e.g., ARM, Xilinx).
• Ability to analyze technical problems and apply structured engineering methods to develop solutions.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively across teams.

Benefits

• Medical - multiple medical plans are available to choose from
• Short and long-term disability and life insurance
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• Generous time off policy starting with 3 weeks of paid vacation, 7 days of paid sick time, and 12 paid holidays
• 8 hours of paid volunteer time off
• 8 weeks of paid parental leave for both Moms and Dads
• Company matched 401(k)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Expanded mental health coverage and employee assistance programs
• Other voluntary benefits include critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity, pet insurance, identify theft, and legal assistance