Senior Engineer - PCB Library

Eaton Corporation; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Corporation in Pune is seeking a Senior Library Engineer to own ECAD libraries globally, establishing standards, governance, and continuous improvement across product lines.

You will lead cross-functional teams, mentor engineers, ensure data accuracy, compliance with IPC and PLM practices, and drive library quality, release readiness, and lifecycle management across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronics or Electrical Engineering.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in ECAD libraries and data governance.
• Strong knowledge of IPC standards and PLM tools.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive Library strategy, governance and roadmap across global businesses.
• Serve as the technical authority for library standards, quality, compliance, and release readiness.
• Own global component database architecture, lifecycle management, and configuration control.
• Lead enterprise-wide library migrations, digital transformation, automation, and process improvement initiatives.
• Drive component standardization, obsolescence management, and supply-chain risk mitigation.
• Establish and govern KPIs for library quality, data integrity, compliance, turnaround time, and design reuse.
• Lead cross-functional teams across PCB Design, Hardware, Manufacturing, Quality, Component Engineering, and Supply Chain to ensure global alignment.
• Mentor engineers, develop organizational capability, and institutionalize best practices across the enterprise.
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions for critical library, design, manufacturing, and field issues.
• Champion Zero-Defect Library Delivery, ensuring accuracy, manufacturability, compliance, and reusability across all released content.

Skills

Library governance

Component data analysis

Mentorship

Stakeholder management

Leadership

System thinking

Problem solving

Altium

Allegro

Xpedition

Library data creation

Version control

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics / Electronics and Communication / Electrical Engineering

Tools

CAM350

ENOVIA

MDB

SVN

DBLIB

Job description

Overview

Senior Library Engineer to lead the development, governance, standardization, and continuous improvement of enterprise-wide ECAD libraries supporting multiple global businesses and product lines. This role serves as the technical authority and single point of contact (SPOC) for global stakeholders, driving component library strategy, database governance, lifecycle management, and quality assurance across the organization. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, establish best practices, and drive accountability for library quality, compliance, and delivery commitments. The role carries end-to-end ownership of component database creation, validation, release, maintenance, configuration management, and governance, ensuring data accuracy, traceability, reusability, manufacturability, and compliance with IPC and enterprise standards while protecting product quality, program schedules, and business objectives through robust library processes and continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the Library strategy, governance and technology roadmap across global businesses.
• Serve as the technical authority and final approver for library standards, quality, compliance, and release readiness.
• Own global component database architecture, standardization, lifecycle management, and configuration control.
• Lead enterprise-wide library migrations, digital transformation, automation, and process improvement initiatives.
• Drive component standardization, preferred-part strategies, obsolescence management, and supply-chain risk mitigation.
• Establish and govern KPIs for library quality, data integrity, compliance, turnaround time, and design reuse.
• Lead cross-functional teams across PCB Design, Hardware, Manufacturing, Quality, Component Engineering, and Supply Chain to ensure global alignment.
• Mentor engineers, develop organizational capability, and institutionalize best practices across the enterprise.
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions for critical library, design, manufacturing, and field issues.
• Champion Zero-Defect Library Delivery, ensuring accuracy, manufacturability, compliance, and reusability across all released content.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics / Electronics and Communication / Electrical Engineering.
• Total relevant work experience: 10+ years.

Skills

• Hands-on experience in Altium (Must) / Allegro (Capture, PCB editor), Xpedition or equivalent Layout and Capture tool.
• Prior experience in database creation from scratch.
• Lead library migration and consolidation activities across multiple ECAD platforms.
• Sound knowledge of electrical & electronic components – Surface Mount & through Hole, custom parts.
• Hands-on experience in library database creation, management, Parts, Symbols & footprints creation.
• Ability to interpret component datasheets, package drawings, JEDEC specs.
• Sound knowledge of IPC Standards such as IPC2221A, IPC7351, IPC-6012, IPC-A-610, IPC-SM-782, UL and MIL.
• Awareness of DFA guidelines, CIS / CIP database, DBLIB, MDB, SVN, ENOVIA, PLM tools or equivalent library management and version control tools.
• Desired: PCB design & schematic drafting.
• Special: Experience with PCB manufacturing processes (Design for Manufacturing, assembly and testing) and validation of Gerbers using CAM350; knowledge of EMI/EMC guidelines; hardware testing exposure.
• Hands-on experience with high-speed board designs, Signal Integrity & Power Integrity analysis using Ansys or equivalent tool.
• Domain knowledge for high power layout designs.
• Strong leadership and ownership mindset.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; effective stakeholder management across global teams.
• Ability to influence and drive alignment without direct authority; strong mentoring and team development capabilities.
• Proactive problem-solving, high attention to detail, and quality-focused approach.
• Strong collaboration and cross-functional teamwork skills; customer-focused attitude with service orientation.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment; strong decision-making and conflict-resolution skills.
• Adaptability and continuous learning mindset; professionalism, integrity, and accountability.
• Effective presentation and technical documentation skills; ability to lead from the front and drive execution through others.