Senior ECAD Librarian
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Job Location:
Rolling Meadows, IL - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 100000 - 130000
Posted on:
3 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Company Background
Epiq Solutions develops cutting-edge software-defined radio (SDR) products and processing solutions to enable spectrum dominance for maritime land air and space domains. With 15 years serving government and commercial enterprise customers and 25K devices fielded to date Epiq Solutions is a trusted partner with a proven heritage of delivering open architecture products in radically small form factors where time-to-market cost and performance are critical for mission success.
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Introduction
Epiq Solutions is seeking a Senior PCB eCAD Librarian to lead and manage our enterprise electronic component library ensuring the accuracy consistency and integrity of all schematic symbols footprints 3D models and parametric data used across our product designs. This role is key to maintaining high design quality enabling efficient collaboration between electrical mechanical and manufacturing teams and supporting the companys rapid product development environment.
The ideal candidate has deep expertise in PCB design tools and library management systems a strong understanding of electronic components and manufacturing requirements and the ability to establish scalable processes for a growing engineering organization.
Responsibilities
Library Management & Governance
- Own and maintain the centralized PCB eCAD library including schematic symbols PCB footprints and 3D models.
- Develop implement and enforce standards for naming conventions documentation and revision control.
- Establish and maintain part creation workflows validation procedures and approval processes for new and existing parts.
- Audit and clean up legacy libraries to ensure compliance with current design and manufacturing standards.
Tool & System Administration
- Manage and configure eCAD tools and library databases (e.g. Altium Designer OrCAD PADS or equivalent).
- Support PLM/ERP integration for component lifecycle and supply chain visibility.
- Collaborate with IT and CAD system administrators to ensure version control data security and system performance.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with electrical mechanical manufacturing and procurement teams to ensure component data accuracy and manufacturability.
- Support new component introduction (NPI) and provide guidance on component selection aligned with supply chain resilience and design best practices.
- Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) for library-related issues training and tool best practices.
Continuous Improvement
- Develop automation tools scripts or workflows to streamline part creation validation and updates.
- Stay current on eCAD technologies IPC standards and industry trends to continuously enhance library management efficiency and quality.
Required
- Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering or related technical discipline; or equivalent experience.
- 7 years of experience in PCB design eCAD library management or component engineering.
- Expert-level proficiency with Altium Designer (preferred) OrCAD/PADS or equivalent eCAD systems.
- Strong understanding of IPC-7351 footprint standards component data management 3D modeling integration and DFM/DFX principles.
- Familiarity with PLM/ERP systems (e.g. Epicor Kinetic or similar) and component lifecycle management.
- Proven experience establishing and maintaining library governance frameworks and design standards.
- Excellent attention to detail documentation skills and cross-functional communication ability.
Desired
- Knowledge of ECAD/MCAD collaboration workflows and file formats (STEP IDF etc.).
- Prior leadership or mentorship experience within an engineering design tools or library team.
Benefits
- Join a successful and growing company investing in our future success
- Flexible work hours
- Generous vacation policy
- Paid five-week sabbatical every five years
- 401(k) matching
- Health dental vision insurance
- Life short and long-term disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Wellness reimbursement
- Charitable giving company match
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience and performance
- Fun laid-back culture and rewarding work!
Epiq Solutions is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Archival Standards
- Integrated Library System
- Collection Management
- Controlled Vocabularies
- Layout Design
- PCB
- Microsoft Publisher
- Windows
- Library Services
- Grant Writing
- Cataloging
- Operating Systems
About Company
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