Senior Staff Engineer, Packaging

Semtech; Burlington; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading semiconductor company in Burlington is looking for a PCB Design Engineer to join its R&D hardware design team. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of high-speed layout, experience with Cadence tools, and excellent communication skills. This role offers growth opportunities in electrical modeling and cross-functional collaboration with suppliers. Join us to contribute to innovative semi-conductor product designs.

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate solid knowledge in high-speed layout and electronic design.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently.
• Organized and highly adaptable in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop Evaluation Platforms using cutting edge tools.
• Manage contractors through hardware design verification.
• Perform schematic capture, PCB layout, and signal integrity analysis.

Skills

High-speed layout knowledge

RF circuit understanding

Excellent communication skills

Creativity and innovation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Physics

Tools

Cadence Allegro

HFSS

Job description

Overview

PCB Design Engineer – Semtech, Signal Integrity Products Group. Semtech Corporation designs innovative semiconductor solutions and intellectual property cores for the world's most advanced consumer connectivity and data communications products. We are looking for a motivated PCB Design Engineer to join our R&D hardware design team. The successful candidate will become a, key member of the design engineering community of the Signal Integrity Products business unit. You will contribute by delivering innovative high-speed board design and assembly for the purpose of performance measurement of semi-conductor products.

The successful candidate must demonstrate solid knowledge in high-speed lay-out and electronic design. , The role offers a tremendous opportunity for growth and development in card design as well as electrical modeling. and has The natural abilities ability to interface in parallel with several cross-functional teams internally, while coordinating with several local and international suppliers is a must.

Responsibilities

• Key Responsibilities includes any of the following areas of focus dependent upon the candidate’s strengths and interests:
• Hardware Development
  • Develop Evaluation Platforms using cutting edge bill of material, design tools and manufacturing design rules (30%)
  • Manage Contractor’s through the definition, design and verification of hardware designs (20%)
  • Perform schematic capture, PCB lay-out, and system level signal integrity analysis and optimization using platforms such as Cadence Allegro/OrCAD (50%)

Qualifications

Preferred Experience and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s program in Engineering or Physics or another discipline relevant to this position.
• Additional degrees/certifications related to high-speed electrical modeling would be a definite advantage
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently with little supervision
• Organized and highly adaptable – enjoy working in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) and ability to communicate and work well with other team members.
• High degree of creativity, determination ,and innovation

• RF, Analog, and digital circuit understanding
• Cadence APD and Allegro advanced knowledge
• High-speed modeling tools such as HFSS
• Lab test and measurement, debugging, optimizing hardware usingsophisticated lab equipment such as VNAs and high-speed scopes and probe stations

Additional Skills

• Familiar with a variety of PCBA technologies, including Chip On Board, wirebond, flip chip, optical-electronic devices and high-speed connectors.
• Familiar with microcontrollers and FPGA
• Experience with troubleshooting PCBs and systems

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