Senior PCB Designer

Job Title: Senior PCB Designer (Altium)

Location:- Northampton MA (Onsite)

Key Responsibilities

• PCB Design & Layout: Utilize Altium Designer to create complex multi-layer printed circuit board layouts ensuring adherence to electrical and mechanical constraints.
• Component Library Management: Manage and maintain Altium component libraries including schematic symbols PCB footprints and 3D models.
• Collaboration: Work closely with electrical mechanical and manufacturing engineering teams to translate schematic diagrams and design requirements into physical board layouts.
• DFM/DFA Compliance: Implement Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) guidelines to ensure seamless fabrication and production transitions.
• Documentation: Generate complete manufacturing documentation packages including Gerber files Drill files Bill of Materials (BOM) assembly drawings and fabrication notes.
• Design Reviews: Participate in and host design reviews to identify and mitigate potential signal integrity power integrity and thermal management issues prior to manufacturing.

Technical Skills

• Software Expertise: Proven hands-on experience using Altium Designer for PCB layouts is strictly required.
• Layer Complexity: Experience designing complex multi-layer boards (high-speed mixed-signal RF or high-power layouts is highly preferred).
• Standards Knowledge: Familiarity with IPC standards for PCB design and acceptability.