CAD Technician - CAD Technician

Apex Systems; New York (NY); On-site; USD 39,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth Apex seeks a skilled CAD Technician in New York City to design and lay out complex multi-layer PCBs using Altium Designer, from schematic capture through production release.

You will collaborate with electrical and mechanical engineers to ensure signal integrity, power integrity, and thermal performance while managing revisions and library components in a professional environment.

Qualifications

• Education: Technical degree or equivalent certification in drafting, design, electronics technology, or related field.
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years PCB layout experience, including at least 3 continuous years using Altium Designer.
• Technical: Expert in Altium Designer for schematic capture, layout, library management, and output generation; knowledge of PCB fabrication and assembly.

Responsibilities

• Design and lay out complex multi-layer PCBs (4–16+ layers) using Altium Designer from schematic capture to production release.
• Collaborate with electrical engineers to translate schematics into optimized board layouts with signal, power, and thermal considerations.
• Place components and route for high-speed digital, mixed-signal, and power designs; define stackups and impedance.
• Create and maintain libraries, footprints, and symbols; generate Gerbers, drill files, BOMs, and assembly drawings.
• Perform DRC/DFM reviews and support board bring-up, debugging, and ECO management.

Skills

Altium Designer

Schematic capture

PCB Layout

DFM/DFX

Education

Technical degree or equivalent certification

Tools

PLM integration

Job description

## Job Description# CAD Technician - CAD TechnicianApply**Job#: 3056636****Job Description:**CAD Technician**Location:** New York, New York (On-site)COMPENSATION: $36 - $46 HOURLYRole OverviewThis employer is seeking a skilled CAD Technician to design and lay out complex, multi-layer printed circuit boards (PCBs) ranging from 4 to over 16 layers. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with electrical and mechanical engineering teams to translate schematics into optimized board layouts while ensuring signal integrity, power integrity, and thermal performance. This role requires meticulous attention to detail to manage design revisions and maintain library components within a professional engineering environment.Key Responsibilities* Design and lay out complex, multi-layer PCBs (4–16+ layers) using Altium Designer, from schematic capture through production release.* Collaborate with electrical engineers to translate schematics into optimized board layouts, ensuring signal integrity, power integrity, and thermal performance.* Perform component placement and routing for high-speed digital, mixed-signal, and power electronics designs.* Define board stackups, impedance-controlled trace geometries, and via structures in coordination with PCB fabricators.* Create and maintain component libraries, footprints, and schematic symbols in Altium Designer.* Generate complete manufacturing output packages including Gerbers, drill files, assembly drawings, pick-and-place files, and bills of materials (BOMs).* Conduct Design Rule Checks (DRC) and Design for Manufacturability (DFM) reviews prior to release.* Work with mechanical engineering to ensure board form factors, connector placements, and mounting features meet enclosure and system-level constraints.* Support board bring-up, debugging, and rework activities alongside the engineering team.* Manage design revisions, ECOs (Engineering Change Orders), and version control within design data management systems.Required Qualifications**Education:** Technical degree or equivalent certification in drafting, design, electronics technology, or a related field.**Experience:** Minimum of 5 years of professional PCB layout experience, including at least 3 continuous years of experience utilizing Altium Designer.**Technical Skills:** Expert-level proficiency in Altium Designer for schematic capture, layout, library management, and output generation. Strong understanding of PCB fabrication and assembly processes such as surface-mount technology (SMT), through-hole, reflow, and wave solder. Solid comprehension of high-speed digital design (DDR, USB, Ethernet, HDMI), power electronics layout (DC-DC converters, motor drivers, battery management systems), and EMC/EMI design principles.Preferred Qualifications* Experience with flex and rigid-flex PCB design.* Proficiency with signal integrity and power integrity simulation tools.* Experience with controlled-impedance and high-current PCB design.* Experience with version control and PLM integration. *Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.**Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Everforth Apex and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at https://www.apexsystems.com/privacy-policy**Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.**Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.**If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [e-mail] or 804-523-8228. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.**UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex Systems.***Employee Type:** Contract**Location:** New York, NY, US**Job Type:****Date Posted:** October 20, 2026**Pay Range:** $36 - $46 per hour