PCB Designer

Senior ECAD PCB Layout and Design Engineer

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 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.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline.
• 5–10+ 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.
• Strong expertise in: high-speed digital design, signal integrity fundamentals, power integrity fundamentals, PCB stack-up development, EMI/EMC mitigation.
• Experience with modern ECAD design platforms such as Siemens Xpedition, Cadence Allegro, Altium Designer, or equivalent enterprise-level ECAD tools.
• Knowledge of DDR4/DDR5, PCIe, SAS, SATA, SERDES, and Ethernet technologies.
• Experience interpreting vendor reference designs, compliance requirements, and chipset design guides.
• Strong understanding of PCB fabrication and assembly processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.

Technical Skills

• PCIe Gen4/Gen5
• SAS 12G/24G
• SATA
• NVMe
• Ethernet 10G–400G
• SERDES architectures
• DDR4/DDR5
• 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)

Benefits:

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