PCB Designer

Senior ECAD PCB Designer

Location: Longmont, CO

Onsite Flexibility: Onsite

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Pay Rate: $92.00 $92.01 / Hour (USD)
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior ECAD PCB Layout and Design Engineer, utilizing Mentor Xpedition PCB design tools, to lead the design and development of complex printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) supporting next-generation server and storage platforms, including high-density systems such as 2U24 Servers and 2U20 JBOD (Just a Bunch of Disks) architectures. This role requires deep expertise in Mentor Graphics tools, high-speed digital design, PCB architecture, signal integrity, power distribution, and system-level integration. The successful candidate will work closely with electrical, mechanical, thermal, firmware, manufacturing, and validation teams to deliver reliable, high-performance products that meet demanding performance, reliability, and compliance requirements. The engineer will serve as a technical leader throughout the product lifecycle from concept and architecture through schematic development, PCB implementation, validation, compliance testing, and production release.

Key Responsibilities

PCB Architecture & Design

• Lead schematic capture, PCB architecture definition, component selection, and board-level design activities for server and storage products.
• Design complex multilayer PCBAs supporting high-performance compute, storage, networking, and management functions.
• Develop robust power distribution networks (PDN) and power sequencing solutions.
• Ensure designs meet electrical, thermal, manufacturability, reliability, and cost objectives.

High-Speed Signal Design

• Design and validate high-speed interfaces including:

- PCI Express (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.

Manufacturing Support

• Partner with manufacturing, supplier quality, and NPI teams to support prototype builds and production ramp activities.
• Investigate and resolve manufacturing, assembly, and field reliability issues.
• Support DFM, DFA, and DFT initiatives.

Required Skills

High-Speed Design

• PCIe Gen4/Gen5
• SAS 12G/24G
• SATA
• NVMe
• Ethernet 10G 400G
• SERDES architectures
• DDR4/DDR5

PCB Design

• Mentor Graphics proficiency
• Multilayer PCB design (up to 24 layers)
• Controlled impedance routing
• Differential pair design
• Power distribution network design
• Design for Manufacturability (DFM)
• Design for Assembly (DFA)
• Design for Test (DFT)

Preferred Skills

• Experience with 2U server, JBOD, JBOF, or storage enclosure architectures.
• Familiarity with BMC, management controllers, and platform management interfaces.
• Experience supporting SI/PI simulations using industry-standard tools.
• Knowledge of thermal design considerations for high-density systems.
• Experience working with ODMs, EMS providers, and external design partners.
• Understanding of firmware-hardware interactions and platform bring-up activities.
• Exposure to lifecycle management, sustaining engineering, and field failure analysis.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline.

Required Experience

• 5 10 years of experience in complex PCB and PCBA design.
• Extensive experience utilizing Mentor Xpedition tools for the design, layout, and routing of complex (up to 24 layers), high-speed printed circuit boards.
• Proven experience designing boards for enterprise servers, storage systems, networking equipment, and high-performance embedded platforms.
• Strong expertise in high-speed digital design, signal integrity fundamentals, power integrity fundamentals, PCB stack-up development, and EMI/EMC mitigation.
• Experience with modern ECAD design platforms such as Siemens Xpedition, Cadence Allegro, Altium Designer, or 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.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

About the Client

This leading data storage company is committed to innovation in enterprise storage solutions, serving customers across global markets with next-generation server, storage, and networking platforms. The organization employs electrical engineers, PCB designers, firmware engineers, manufacturing engineers, and validation specialists who collaborate across the full product lifecycle to deliver high-performance, reliable storage technology.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-09692