Senior High-Speed PCB Design Engineer (Cadence Allegro)

UST; Penang; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

UST is seeking an experienced PCB design engineer in Penang to translate design requirements into layout files and manage end-to-end PCB design from layout to Gerber release.

You will collaborate with Design and Mechanical teams, coordinate with fabrication and assembly houses, and perform SI/EMI-aware routing and impedance-controlled differential pairs. Prior experience with high-speed designs is essential.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in high-speed PCB design using Cadence Allegro PCB Editor.
• Strong knowledge of Net, Pin Pair, and Combination-Net (Xnets) length matching.
• Expertise in CAM setup and Gerber generation.
• Good understanding of DFM, DFA, and DFT requirements.
• Expertise in edge-coupled and broadside-coupled differential pairs, incl. impedance control.
• Expertise in via technologies: Through-Hole, Blind, Buried, Micro, and Power vias.
• Strong understanding of critical signal routing, crosstalk, EMI/EMC, clock signals, and mixed-signal routing.
• Experience preparing PCB fabrication and assembly drawings.
• Advanced knowledge of PCB design constraints and Constraint Manager.
• Experience in documenting PCB design guidelines, processes, checklists, and training materials.

Responsibilities

• Translate requirements from the Design and Mechanical teams into PCB layout designs.
• Handle complete PCB design from initial layout through Gerber review and final release.
• Coordinate with PCB fabrication and assembly houses to follow up on status.
• Participate in PCB layout reviews with customers and PCB manufacturers.
• Perform DDR and non-DDR design studies, evaluating DRs such as trace width, spacing, length, layer count.
• Conduct PCH studies using different design rule combinations and placement options.
• Support miscellaneous CAD requests, including modifying traces and relocating components.
• Perform ad-hoc PCB design tasks and quick design studies as required.
• Create and modify BOMs, schematic symbols, PCB footprints, and other items.
• Perform DDR and non-DDR trace routing according to design rules and layers.
• Support full product/board design including interface and power assignments.
• Design test vehicle boards including SI/PD measurement boards.
• Conduct board placement studies with single- or double-sided layouts and varying shapes.

Skills

High-speed PCB design

Cadence Allegro PCB Editor

Net, Pin Pair, and Xnets length-metric

DFM, DFA, DFT

Differential pairs impedance control

Signal integrity & EMI/EMC awareness

Power and clock routing

PCB via technologies: Through-Hole, BL

Constraint Manager & design rules

Documentation: design guidelines & QA

Tools

Gerber generation

CAM setup

Cadence Allegro tooling

Job description

UST is seeking an experienced PCB design engineer in Penang to translate design requirements into layout files and manage end-to-end PCB design from layout to Gerber release.

You will collaborate with Design and Mechanical teams, coordinate with fabrication and assembly houses, and perform SI/EMI-aware routing and impedance-controlled differential pairs. Prior experience with high-speed designs is essential.