PCB Designer

Location: Longmont CO

Onsite Flexibility: Onsite

• 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.

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.

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.

• 510 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 - High-performance embedded platforms

• Experience interpreting vendor reference designs compliance requirements and chipset design guides.
• Experience with modern ECAD design platforms such as:

- Siemens Xpedition - Cadence Allegro - Altium Designer - Equivalent enterprise-level ECAD tools

• 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.

High-Speed Design

• PCIe Gen4/Gen5
• SAS 12G/24G
• SATA
• NVMe
• Ethernet 10G400G
• 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)
• Strong expertise in high-speed digital design
• Strong expertise in signal integrity fundamentals
• Strong expertise in power integrity fundamentals
• Strong expertise in PCB stack-up development
• Strong expertise in EMI/EMC mitigation
• Knowledge of DDR4/DDR5 PCIe SAS SATA SERDES and Ethernet technologies
• Strong understanding of PCB fabrication and assembly processes

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering or related discipline.

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

This leading data storage provider is committed to innovation designing next-generation server storage and high-density platform solutions. The organization employs electrical engineers PCB designers firmware engineers manufacturing specialists and validation engineers who collaborate across the full product lifecycle to deliver high-performance enterprise-grade products to customers worldwide.

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

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