Sr Designer
TekWissen ® · Longmont, CO · 1 mo ago
On-siteArt & CreativeContract
Key Responsibilities
- Lead schematic capture, PCB architecture definition, component selection, and board-level design activities for server and storage products.
- Develop robust power distribution networks (PDN) and power sequencing solutions.
- Ensure designs meet electrical, thermal, manufacturability, reliability, and cost objectives.
- Design And Validate High-speed Interfaces Including:
- PCIe (Gen4/Gen5 and beyond)
- SAS (12G/24G)
- SATA
- NVMe over PCIe
- Ethernet interfaces (10G/25G/40G/100G/400G)
- DDR4 and DDR5 memory interfaces
- High-speed backplane and SERDES-based interconnects
- Perform Design Reviews Focused On:
- Controlled impedance implementation
- Differential pair routing
- Length matching
- Return path continuity
- Crosstalk mitigation
- Via optimization and stub reduction
- Power integrity and noise management
- Chassis-Level Integration:
- Collaborate with chassis, mechanical, and thermal teams to ensure successful integration within dense server and storage enclosures.
- Evaluate board placement, connector strategies, airflow constraints, serviceability requirements, and manufacturability.
- Support architecture decisions that balance performance, reliability, cost, and mechanical constraints.
- Design Reviews & Technical Leadership:
- Lead cross-functional engineering reviews.
- Develop and maintain PCB design guidelines, best practices, and reusable design methodologies.
- Mentor junior engineers and provide technical oversight to outsourced layout resources when applicable.
- Review external design deliverables to ensure adherence to product and company standards.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline.
- 5-10+ years of experience in complex PCB and PCBA design.
- Proven Experience Designing Boards For:
- Enterprise servers
- Storage systems
- Networking equipment
- High-performance embedded platforms
- Strong Expertise In:
- High-speed digital design
- Signal integrity fundamentals
- Power integrity fundamentals
- PCB stack-up development
- EMI/EMC mitigation
- Experience With Modern ECAD Design Platforms Such As:
- Siemens Xpedition
- Cadence Allegro
- Altium Designer
- Equivalent enterprise-level ECAD tools
- Knowledge of DDR4/DDR5, PCIe, SAS, SATA, SERDES, and Ethernet technologies.
- Experience interpreting vendor reference designs, compliance requirements, and chipset design guides.
- Strong understanding of PCB fabrication and assembly processes.