PCB Design Engineer--REMOTE

We are seeking an experienced PCB Design Engineer to join the Paragon Program Hardware Engineering team. This role is ideal for a highly skilled PCB professional with extensive experience in the design and development of complex industrial electronic products. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering high-quality, manufacturable, and reliable hardware solutions for mission-critical applications.

• Proficiency in Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro/OrCAD, or Mentor Xpedition, including Constraint Manager, 3D visualization, and DRC verification.

• Strong understanding of controlled impedance design, differential pair routing, length matching, propagation delay analysis, skew management, and advanced via structures such as back-drilling.

• Experience with Power Distribution Network (PDN) design, decoupling optimization, current density analysis, thermal vias, and thermal management techniques.

• Hands-on expertise with HDI designs, microvias, blind and buried vias, rigid-flex architectures, and complex multilayer stackups (12+ layers).

• Knowledge of DFM, DFA, and DFT methodologies, ICT/FCT test strategies, panelization techniques, and production readiness processes.

• Ability to generate and manage ODB++, IPC-2581, Gerber X2, IPC-356 netlists, BOM documentation, and MCAD integration files such as STEP.

• Familiarity with IPC standards (IPC-2221, IPC-7351, IPC-A-600, IPC-A-610) and relevant IEC standards including IEC 61000 (EMC), IEC 61010-1 (Safety), and IEC 60068 (Environmental).

• Lead end-to-end PCB layout activities, including constraint definition, stack-up development, component placement, routing, verification, documentation, and NPI support.
• Develop robust, high-quality PCB designs optimized for signal integrity, power integrity, thermal performance, EMC compliance, manufacturability, and testability.
• Ensure compliance with safety, creepage, clearance, isolation, and environmental requirements for industrial applications.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including Hardware Engineering, Signal Integrity/Power Integrity, Mechanical Engineering, Compliance, Test Engineering, and Manufacturing.
• Support prototype builds, design reviews, troubleshooting, and design optimization throughout the product lifecycle.

• 5+ years of hands-on PCB layout and design experience supporting industrial, embedded, or ruggedized electronic products.
• Advanced proficiency in Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro/OrCAD, and/or Mentor Xpedition.
• Proven track record of delivering complex, high-speed, controlled-impedance, power-dense, and isolated PCB designs, including HDI and rigid-flex technologies.
• Strong expertise in EMC-conscious layout techniques, power integrity (PI), thermal management, and creepage/clearance requirements.
• Experience designing multilayer PCB assemblies ranging from simple designs to complex 12+ layer boards.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related technical discipline preferred.

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