PCB Design Engineer

Exponent Energy; Karnataka; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Exponent Energy is seeking an experienced PCB Design Engineer to join our Product & Engineering team in Karnataka, India. You will design, document, and release PCBs, build libraries, and collaborate with Sourcing and NPD to meet high‑power and high‑speed requirements.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years of hands‑on PCB design experience, strong SI/PI and EMI/EMC knowledge, and a degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering. The role involves IPC‑compliant designs and cross‑functional teamwork.

Qualifications

• Proficient in PCB design using OrCAD/Allegro.
• Build component libraries — footprints, symbols — with CIS database management.
• Multilayer PCB layout & routing for high‑power apps and high speed protocols (CAN, SPI, I2C, UART).
• Strong understanding of SI/PI principles and how they affect layout, stack‑up and routing.
• Experience designing for EMI/EMC and IPC‑qualified PCBs.
• Ability to deliver IPC standards compliant PCB designs and collaborate with cross‑functional teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication to coordinate with Sourcing and NPD teams.
• 3–5 years in the relevant domain with Electrical/Electronics background.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain component libraries with CIS database management for new and existing parts.
• Design and document complex PCBs conforming to IPC and industry standards from schematics and bill of materials.
• Generate release documentation and provide manufacturing support for PCB designs.
• Establish PCB design standards, procedures and guidelines; assist with file maintenance and configuration control.
• Review layouts against fabrication/assembly constraints; resolve design queries with EMS partners.
• Manage bills of materials and component engineering inputs for ordering.

Skills

OrCAD/Allegro

eCAD library design

PCB layout & routing

Signal integrity & PI

EMI/EMC design

IPC standards

Communication & collaboration

3–5 years experience

Electrical/Electronics Eng. degree

Education

Btech/Mtech/ Diploma in Electrical/Electronics Engineering

Tools

CIS database management

PCB CAD tooling

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