PCB Designer / Librarian

About the role

Advanced Energy (Nasdaq: AEIS) is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions for mission-critical applications and processes. AE’s power solutions enable customer innovation in complex applications for a wide range of industries including semiconductor equipment, industrial, manufacturing, telecommunications, data center computing and healthcare. Advanced Energy has devoted four decades to perfecting power for its global customers and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

The PCB Designer - Librarian will establish and maintain ownership of Advanced Energy's PCB libraries as a core engineering function while designing complex, high-density printed circuit board assemblies for power conversion products. The role serves as a technical resource throughout the product development lifecycle and utilizes Altium Designer to create schematics, PCB layouts, fabrication packages, assembly documentation, and library components in support of new and existing product designs.

Location: Fort Collins, CO or Eden Prairie, MN. Environment: Standard office environment.

Responsibilities

• Place components and route tracks ensuring all functional and physical specifications meet PCB, electrical, mechanical, thermal, and high-voltage isolation design requirements.
• Create PCB designs in accordance with manufacturability and assembly requirements and engage manufacturing teams to drive DFM improvements.
• Create schematics, PCB layouts, fabrication deliverables, assembly documentation, and maintain job status updates.
• Work with Electrical, Mechanical, and Firmware Engineers and react appropriately to engineering changes.
• Participate in process improvement activities for the PCB design team.

Qualifications

Strong understanding of PCB design requirements related to high-voltage, high-current, and power conversion applications. Working knowledge of creepage and clearance requirements, isolation techniques, and safety-driven PCB layout practices. Ability to balance electrical performance, thermal requirements, manufacturability, and system reliability in complex PCB designs.

Experience: Essential 3+ years of experience in PCB design. Proficiency with Altium Designer and PCB design database management. Experience designing complex multilayer PCB assemblies for production environments. Experience designing high-voltage and high-power PCB assemblies including consideration of creepage, clearance, electrical isolation, thermal management, manufacturability, and reliability requirements. Desirable experience and knowledge of PCB design technologies, techniques, electrical schematics, PCB fabrication and assembly drawings. Fundamental