Senior Electrical CAD Designer

Actalent - Rockville, MD

Full-time - Senior

Rockville, MD

10,001+ employees

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Senior Electrical CAD Designer will be a key member of the Electrical Engineering group, responsible for circuit schematic capture, PCB layout, and product documentation. This role focuses on designing new products and upgrading existing ones to enhance performance, reduce costs, and integrate embedded technology. The designer will collaborate closely with engineers and PCB vendors to ensure compliance with design specifications and improve manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Determine layer stack up, perform component package selection, component placement, routing feasibility studies, and signal routing of digital, analog, RF and power conversion of printed circuit boards (PCB)
• Library creation and maintenance
• Develop/maintain schematics and PCB layouts in compliance with the specifications and engineers guidance
• Responsible for layout of new designs of electronics, starting from the bare board to completed fabrications, to prototypes, and release to production
• Create and release documentation for fabrication of PCBs under documentation control
• Collaborate with internal teams and PCB vendors to continually improve design rules, constraints and design for test and manufacture guidelines
• Utilize PCB design tools, maintain and evaluate new tools, and train team members to use tools
• Works with engineering to create preliminary and final BoMs
• Expected to work in a hands-on with daily interaction of electrical and/or mechanical engineers

Requirements

• Associate Degree in technical field or relevant experience
• Minimum of 5+ years' experience
• Expert knowledge of Mentor Graphics DxDesigner Schematic capture tool
• Expert knowledge of Mentor Graphics Xpedition Layout tool
• Experience with PLM and configuration control process
• Layout experience with high frequency RF, mixed signal, and precision layout
• Technical understanding of RF performance and EMI layout implications
• Technical understanding of DRC parameters relative to low-cost PCB fabrication and DFM
• Strong communications skills (verbal and written)

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in preparing and maintaining project schedules and daily/weekly reports
• Ability to put in extra effort to complete projects on time