ECAD Designer (PADS & Altium Designer)

TEEMA; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

TEEMA is seeking an experienced ECAD Designer to support new product development and existing designs in Dallas, TX. The role covers schematic capture, PCB layout, ECAD library management, and manufacturing documentation for high-reliability applications.

The candidate will work across electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing teams, migrate designs to Altium, and help ensure DFM/DFT compliance while producing complete ECAD packages for production.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on ECAD/PCB design experience.
• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Technology, or equivalent.
• Experience with Altium Designer, PADS, and OrCAD Capture.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain electronic schematics using OrCAD Capture and Altium Designer.
• Design multilayer PCBs for analog, digital, mixed-signal, embedded, and power-electronics applications.
• Migrate legacy PADS/OrCAD designs into Altium and ensure manufacturability.
• Generate complete manufacturing documentation (Gerber/ODB++, fabrication and assembly drawings, drill files, BOMs).
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, and test teams throughout the design and release process.
• Support prototype, validation, and production release; coordinate with vendors for issues.

Skills

5+ years ECAD/PCB design

Strong collaboration

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Education

Associate's or Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Altium Designer

PADS Professional / PADS Layout

OrCAD Capture

Job description

Job Title: ECAD Designer - PADS & Altium Designer
Job ID: 90272
Location: Dallas, Texas- Onsite /Hybrid

Overview

Our client is seeking an experienced ECAD Designer / PCB Designer to support new electronic product development and existing product designs. This is a hands-on design role responsible for schematic capture, PCB layout, ECAD library management, and manufacturing documentation. The successful candidate will work closely with electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, and test engineering teams throughout the design, prototype, validation, and production-release process. The design environment includes OrCAD Capture, PADS, and Altium Designer. The role will support legacy products while also contributing to the migration of current and future designs toward Altium.

What you will be doing

• Create and maintain electronic schematics using OrCAD Capture and Altium Designer.
• Design complex multilayer PCBs for analog, digital, mixed-signal, embedded, and power-electronics applications.
• Support PCB designs ranging approximately from 4 to 20 layers.
• Convert and migrate legacy PADS and OrCAD designs into Altium Designer when required.
• Collaborate with electrical engineers during component selection, schematic development, and PCB layout.
• Develop PCB layouts and stackups considering:
  • Signal integrity
  • Power integrity
  • EMC/EMI
  • Thermal performance
  • Manufacturability
  • Reliability
• Create and maintain ECAD component libraries, including schematic symbols, PCB footprints, 3D models, and component parameters.
• Perform Electrical Rule Checks (ERC) and Design Rule Checks (DRC).
• Generate complete manufacturing documentation, including:
  • Gerber and/or ODB++ files
  • Fabrication drawings
  • Assembly drawings
  • Drill files
  • Pick-and-place files
  • Bills of Materials
  • Assembly outputs
• Participate in cross-functional engineering design reviews.
• Work with mechanical engineering teams to ensure enclosure compatibility, connector alignment, and mechanical clearances.
• Support prototype assembly, engineering validation, debugging, and production release.
• Work with PCB fabrication and assembly vendors to resolve manufacturing issues.
• Support Engineering Change Orders / Engineering Change Notices (ECO/ECN) and continuous product-improvement activities.

What you must have

• 5+ years of hands-on ECAD / PCB design experience.
• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Technology, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience with:
  • Altium Designer
  • PADS Professional / PADS Layout
  • OrCAD Capture
• Hands-on experience with both schematic capture and PCB layout.
• Experience designing multilayer PCBs, including exposure to some combination of:
  • Mixed-signal circuitry
  • Precision analog circuits
  • Digital embedded systems
  • High-current electronics
  • Power electronics
• Strong understanding of:
  • PCB fabrication processes
  • PCB assembly processes
  • IPC standards
  • Design for Manufacturability (DFM)
  • Design for Assembly (DFA)
  • Design for Test (DFT)
• Ability to create complete PCB manufacturing and production-release packages.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, and test engineering teams.

Salary/Rate Range

$70,000 - $90,000

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a hands-on ECAD / PCB Designer who can take a design from schematic development through PCB layout and manufacturing release. Experience supporting legacy PADS or OrCAD designs while working with Altium Designer will be particularly valuable. They should be comfortable working on technically complex multilayer boards and collaborating across engineering and manufacturing functions to bring reliable electronic products into production.