Job Title: Associate Electrical Engineer, PCB Design
Function/Department: Core Engineering
Reports to: Sr. Manager, Engineering Management
Location: Westerville, OH
JOB SUMMARY:
Responsibilities and primary focus is the layout design of PCB assemblies. Electrical requirements may include digital, analog, high voltage, and mixed technology including double-sided and multi-layered PCBs.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Involvement with engineering design team members in selecting appropriate components based on engineering requirements.
- Must possess technical expertise in reading schematics, drawings, and datasheets.
- Interface with manufacturers and suppliers to source components.
- Layout design of simple to medium complexity Printed Circuit Boards using Siemens Xpedition EDM, including a mix of surface mount and thru-hole technology on using multilayer designs on time and within budget.
- Understand app notes for components using circuit configuration.
- Adherent to industry standards and regulations (IPC, RoHS, JEDEC, REACH, UL).
- Assist at times to create and maintain component library databases, schematic symbols, and component land patterns.
- Mechanical design aptitude.
- Strong personal computer skills and CAD related skills.
- Collaborate with other PCB designers, hardware engineers, component librarians, and component engineers.
- Knowledge of various soldering processes - e.g. Wave Soldering, SMT Reflow soldering etc.
- Knowledge in IEEE standards for schematic symbol creation, PCB Library Creation as per IPC SM-7351 a plus.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- The electronics industry is constantly evolving, so staying updated with new components and technologies is essential.
- Ability to analyze and solve technical issues with limited or no supervision.
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MINIMUM REQUIRMENTS: (Education and Work Experience)
- 1-3 year experience with any PCB CAD design software.
- BSEE or equivalent or related technical degree (military certification to be equivalent to educational requirement)
- Siemens EDM design capture and layout VX2.4 or higher PCB CAD experience preferred.