PCB Component Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced PCB Component Engineer to spearhead our printed circuit board design layout and manufacturing readiness this role you will act as the ultimate technical authority and gatekeeper between our hardware layout teams and manufacturing partners. You will own the entire PCB lifecycle from schematic capture and advanced stack-up architecture through high-yield mass production ensuring unparalleled signal integrity reliability and Design for Manufacturability (DFM).

Who Youll Work With

Arista Component Engineers work closely with Design Engineers Supply Chain Management and New Product Introduction Engineers to identify new components drive an alternate sourcing strategy and successfully launch products and sustain them in production. Component Engineers are responsible for ensuring components meet quality reliability and assurance of supply requirements for use in Arista products. Component Engineers report to the Component Engineering Manager.

What Youll Do 

• Partner with Arista development engineers commodity teams and suppliers to create innovative PCB solutions
• Assess and qualify PCB suppliers
• Contribute to the development of PCB commodity strategy
• Participate in the supplier selection process
• Take part in technical and process audits of suppliers as needed
• Lead PCB failure analysis and drive containment corrective actions and risk assessment
• Work closely with manufacturing and engineering teams to resolve complex technical issues
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across the organization
• Effectively communicate complex technical concepts and solutions

Qualifications :

• Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Electrical Engineering Materials Science or a related technical discipline.
• Experience: 8 years of direct hands-on experience in PCB design layout and fabrication management.
• Tool Proficiency: Mastery of advanced ECAD suites specifically Altium Designer Cadence Allegro or Siemens Xpedition along with automated validation tools like Valor NPI.
• Manufacturing Depth: Comprehensive understanding of PCB fabrication processes (e.g. plating etching lamination drilling aspect ratios) and raw material properties (laminates resins copper foils).
• Process Excellence: Working knowledge of IPC standards (IPC-2221 IPC-6012 IPC-7351) and quality frameworks (DOE DFMEA).

Preferred Qualifications and Competencies

• Masters Degree (M.S.) in Electrical Engineering or Materials Science.
• Formally certified as an IPC Certified Interconnect Designer (CID or CID).
• Prior experience managing layout teams in high-volume consumer electronics or high-reliability (aerospace/automotive) environments.
• Technical Leadership: Lead and mentor a team of PCB layout designers establishing standardized design methodologies library management practices and component footprint guidelines.
• Advanced Architecture & Layout: Drive architectural decisions for complex multi-layer high-density interconnect (HDI) printed circuit boards incorporating microvias blind/buried vias and advanced material stack-ups.
• DFx Mastery: Enforce strict Design for Manufacturability (DFM) Design for Assembly (DFA) and Design for Testing (DFT) guidelines to maximize production yield and eliminate vendor Engineering Questions (EQs).
• Signal & Power Integrity: Collaborate closely with hardware and SI/PI engineers to implement constraint-driven routing for high-speed digital interfaces (e.g. PCIe DDR4/DDR5 USB4) and RF circuits.
• Vendor & Supply Chain Liaison: Technical point of contact for external fabrication and assembly partners. Map and align internal design constraints to tier-1 vendor capabilities.
• Quality & Root Cause Analysis: Lead failure analysis investigations (8D FMEA) for PCB fabrication or assembly defects implementing robust corrective actions.
• DFA (Assembly): Optimizing component spacing orientation fiducial placement and thermal relief pads to prevent defects like tombstoning.
• DFT (Testing): Integrating test points boundary scan paths and fixture access areas without compromising signal integrity.
• DFM Software: High proficiency in automated validation tools like Valor NPI Altium DFM Check or Allegro Constraint Manager.
• Vendor Capability Mapping: Aligning design constraints to the explicit capabilities of specific tier-1 and tier-2 fabrication facilities.
• EQ Resolution: Evaluating and approving fabricator Engineering Questions (EQs) regarding material substitutions or copper etching adjustments.

Compensation Information

The new hire base pay for this role has a pay range of $120000 to $180000. 

Arista offers different pay ranges based on work location so that we can offer consistent and competitive pay appropriate to the market. The actual base pay offered will be based on a wide range of factors including skills qualifications relevant experience and work location. 

The pay range provided reflects base pay only and in addition certain roles may also be eligible for discretionary Arista bonuses and equity. Employees in Sales roles are eligible to participate in Aristas Sales Incentive Plan which pays commissions calculated as a percentage of eligible -based employees are also entitled to benefits including medical dental vision wellbeing tax savings and income protection. The recruiting team can share more details during the hiring process specific to the role and location.

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Additional Information :

Arista Networks is an equal opportunity employer.  Arista makes all hiring and employment-related decisions in a non-discriminatory manner without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin or any other factor determined to be unlawful under applicable federal state or law law.  All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time