PCB Design Engineer

Exponent; India; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Exponent is seeking an electronics engineer to design and document complex PCBs for high-power applications in India. You’ll work with a cross-functional team to deliver IPC-qualified PCBs from schematics, BOMs, and requirements, while maintaining CIS-based library systems.

The role emphasizes signal and power integrity, EMI/EMC considerations, and collaboration with Sourcing and NPD teams to ensure timely manufacturability and quality.

Qualifications

• Proficient in end-to-end PCB design using OrCAD/Allegro.
• Experience building component libraries with CIS database management.
• Knowledge of PCB layout for high-power applications and high-speed protocols.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain component libraries with CIS database management.
• Design and document complex PCBs per IPC standards from schematics and BOMs.
• Generate release documentation and provide Manufacturing support.
• Establish PCB design standards and configuration control.
• Review layouts against fabrication constraints and resolve EMS queries.
• Manage bills of materials and component inputs for ordering.

Skills

PCB design

Signal integrity

Power integrity

EMI/EMC design

IPC standards

Cross-functional collaboration

Sourcing & NPD coordination

High-power PCB design

Education

BTech/B.E. in Electrical/Electronics Engineering

MTech in Electrical/Electronics Engineering

Diploma in Electrical/Electronics Engineering

Tools

OrCAD/Allegro

eCAD library design

PCB layout & routing

Job description

About the Team

You’ll work with our Product & Engineering team—a passionate group driven to solve complex problems and build products that have never been built before.

Our Flexible Energy Stack brings together the E-Pack (battery pack) and E-Pump (charging station), working seamlessly to enable 15-minute rapid charging and redefine the future of energy and mobility.

Our Philosophy: Break. Believe. Build.

Break stuff. Break assumptions. Break the thumb rule.

Believe in the team. Believe in the process. Believe through failures.

Build fast. Build passionately. Build to simplify.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain component libraries — footprints and schematic symbols — with CIS database management for new and existing parts
• Design and document complex printed circuit boards conforming to IPC and industry standards from schematics, parts lists, and functional requirements supplied by the electrical and mechanical design team.
• Generate all documentation required for release and production of PCB designs and provide subsequent Manufacturing support..
• Establish PCB design standards, procedures, and guidelines, and assist with file maintenance and configuration control.
• Review layouts against fabrication and assembly constraints, and resolve design-related engineering queries with EMS partners.
• Managing bills of materials and component engineering inputs for ordering.

Ideal candidate

• OrCAD/Allegro: Full working knowledge and hands-on experience designing PCBs end-to-end on these tools.
• eCAD library design: Building component libraries — footprints, symbols — with CIS database management
• PCB layout & routing: Multilayer PCBs for high-power applications (>10A) and mid-frequency, impedance-matched communication protocols (up to 2 Mbps — CAN, SPI, I2C, UART)
• Signal integrity & power integrity: Solid understanding of SI/PI principles and how they impact layout, stack-up, and routing decisions.
• EMI/EMC design: Experience designing for electromagnetic interference and compatibility.
• IPC standards: Design experience delivering IPC-qualified PCBs
• Communication & Cross-Functional Collaboration: Strong communication skills are essential to manage dependencies with the Sourcing and New Product Development (NPD) teams.
• Working experience: 3 yrs to 5 yrs in the relevant domain
• Btech/Mtech/ Diploma in Electrical/Electronics Engineering

Good to Have

• Understanding of the PCB assembly process at EMS (Electronics Manufacturing Services) partners.
• Curious about applying AI-assisted tools to PCB routing and design automation.

What Matters

• Quality of work
• Approach to problem-solving
• Dissatisfaction with mediocre work
• Resilient attitude to bounce back after failure