Sr PCB Designer

Advanced Energy (Nasdaq: AEIS) is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions for mission-critical applications and processes.

AE’s power solutions enable customer innovation in complex applications for a wide range of industries including semiconductor equipment, industrial, manufacturing, telecommunications, data center computing and healthcare. Advanced Energy has devoted four decades to perfecting power for its global customers and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Some people say it’s like working in the best of two worlds. We operate like an agile, growing, small company – you can see your work make a difference to the company every day. Things move quickly and you can see and feel it. At the same time, we’re a global company founded in 1981 and have been publicly traded for more than 28 years.

We have a strong cash position, deep trust and partnership with leading customers, a global best-in-class operations capability, and a proven leadership team. We have a track record and resources to make things happen both organically and inorganically. Being part of a nimble company with a solid foundation attracts team members that are capable, driven and like a challenge. Our employees collaborate and know how to have fun inventing, working, building and winning together.

At our core, we are Advanced Energy – powering the future, together.

The Senior PCB Designer designs and drafts complex, high-density printed circuit board assemblies and serves as a technical resource to project teams through all phases of product development. This role uses ECAD software in preparing PCB designs, assemblies, schematics and technical documents. Ability to design preliminary schematics, redlines, part lists and basic descriptions of new designs, or modify existing high-density and complex printed circuit boards.

• Place components and route tracks ensuring all functional and physical specifications meet PCB, electrical, mechanical, thermal, and high-voltage isolation design requirements.
• Create PCB designs in accordance with manufacturability and assembly requirements and engage manufacturing teams to drive DFM improvements.
• Create schematics, PCB layouts, fabrication deliverables, assembly documentation, and maintain job status updates.
• Work with Electrical, Mechanical, and Firmware Engineers and react appropriately to engineering changes.
• Participate in process improvement activities for the PCB design team.

• Location:
  
  Fort Collins, CO
• Environment:
  Standard office environment

• Strong understanding of PCB design requirements related to high-voltage, high-current, and power conversion applications.
• Working knowledge of creepage and clearance requirements, isolation techniques, and safety-driven PCB layout practices.
• Ability to balance electrical performance, thermal requirements, manufacturability, and system reliability in complex PCB designs.

• 3+ years of experience in PCB design.
• Proficiency with Altium Designer and PCB design database management.
• Experience designing high-voltage and high-power PCB assemblies including consideration of creepage, clearance, electrical isolation, thermal management, manufacturability, and reliability requirements.
• Experience and knowledge of PCB design technologies, techniques, electrical schematics, PCB fabrication and assembly drawings.
• Fundamental knowledge of IPC standards (IPC-2221, IPC-2222, IPC-7351) and ASME/ANSI documentation standards.
• Experience with high-voltage, mixed-signal, and power electronics PCB layouts.
• Knowledge of EMI/EMC mitigation techniques, grounding strategies,…