eCAD Engineer

Socket.dev; Allen Park (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Flex-N-Gate is seeking an eCAD Engineer to lead PCB design for automotive exterior lighting ECUs, developing multi‑layer layouts and ensuring compliance with reliability and manufacturability standards.

You will collaborate with global eCAD and manufacturing teams, maintain libraries, define stack‑ups, routing, and create Gerbers, BOMs, and production outputs, while applying ASPICE, ISO 26262, and industry processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronics/Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field.
• Experience with eCAD in automotive electronics or similar complex systems.
• Working knowledge of ASPICE system development processes.
• Familiarity with ISO 26262 Functional Safety concepts at hardware level.
• Understanding CAN/CAN FD/LIN and EMC requirements.
• Experience in electronics design reviews, DFMEA, DVP&R, and system validation.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, characterize, optimize, validate, release, launch and maintain eCAD data for PCBs.
• Ensure schematics, layouts, and data meet standards for electrical performance, reliability, and manufacturability.
• Ensure end-to-end traceability of layouts using requirements management tools.
• Collaborate with global eCAD, CAD and manufacturing engineers to meet customer requirements.
• Maintain libraries of components, schematics, layouts, footprints and documentation.
• Develop PCB stack-ups, routing strategies, impedance control and constraints.
• Generate manufacturing outputs: Gerbers, ODB++, BOMs.
• Manage PCB projects and report to program managers; provide support to manufacturing and product engineering.
• Comply with ASPICE, ISO 26262 and cybersecurity; interface with OEMs and suppliers.
• Review OEM specifications and integrate customer requirements into eCAD; support verification/validation planning.

Skills

Customer Focus

Communication

Critical Thinking

Team Work

Judgement and Decision Making

Complex Problem Solving

Accountability and Dependability

Ethics and Integrity

Analytical

Systems Analysis and Evaluation

Mathematical Reasoning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

Master’s degree in a related engineering discipline

Job description

Summary

The eCAD Engineer leads electronic computer‑aided design (eCAD) activities for printed circuit boards (PCBs) for the automotive exterior lighting electronic systems and other emerging automotive electronics systems for Flex-N-Gate. This role focuses on developing and overseeing multi‑layer PCB layouts for automotive ECUs and cross‑functional coordination to ensure robust products.

Core Competencies

• Customer Focus
• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Team Work
• Judgement and Decision Making
• Complex Problem Solving
• Accountability and Dependability
• Ethics and Integrity
• Analytical
• Systems Analysis and Evaluation
• Mathematical Reasoning

Job Duties

• • Design, develop, characterize, optimize, validate, release, launch and maintain eCAD data for PCBs.
  • Ensure that schematics, PCB layouts, and manufacturing data comply with Flex-N-Gate standards, electrical performance, reliability, and manufacturability requirements.
  • Ensure end‑to‑end traceability of layouts to requirements using requirements management tools (e.g., Altium, Polarion ALM, DOORS, Jama).
  • Collaborate with multiple eCAD, CAD and manufacturing engineers globally to create products that meet customers' requirements.
  • Maintain libraries of components, schematics, layouts, symbols, footprints, part attributes and documentation.
  • Develop PCB stack‑ups, routing strategies, impedance control, and constraints
  • Generate manufacturing and assembly outputs (Gerbers, ODB++, pick‑and‑place, BOMs)
  • Manage PCB projects and report to program managers.
  • Provide Electronic support to manufacturing plants and the product engineering teams.
  • Comply with Flex‑N‑Gate and industry processes such as ASPICE, APQP Functional Safety (ISO 26262) and Cybersecurity.
  • Communicate and interface with OEM and suppliers.
  • Review OEM specifications and integrate customer requirements into eCAD.
  • Support system verification and validation planning (DVP&R), DFMEA contributions, and compliance reviews.
  • Provide technical support during development, launch, and production for issues related to electronic system behavior, requirements interpretation, and change management.
  • Maintain knowledge of automotive electronics technologies, communication protocols (CAN, CAN FD, LIN, hardwire I/O), and regulatory requirements.
  • Create and present technical information to other engineers and OEM customers through design reviews, technical discussions, and formal documentation.

  • Required

    • Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
    • Experience with eCAD in automotive electronics or similar complex systems.
    • Working knowledge of ASPICE system development processes and experience applying them to real projects.
    • Familiarity with ISO 26262 Functional Safety concepts at the hardware interface level.
    • Understanding of design rules for automotive communication networks (CAN, CAN FD, LIN), hardwire‑based system interfaces and EMC.
    • Experience contributing to system design activities such as electronics design reviews, DFMEA, DVP&R, architecture development, or system validation.
    • Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills; ability to work effectively in cross‑functional teams.

    Preferred

    • Master’s degree in a related engineering discipline.
    • 5‑10+ years’ experience in electronics design.
    • Hands‑on experience using Polarion ALM, DOORS, or similar requirements management platforms.
    • Automotive electronics experience related to lighting, controllers, wiring harnesses, sensors or actuators.
    • Background in electronic system modeling, simulation, or analysis tools (e.g., PSpice, MathCAD, Altium, Ansys).
    • Exposure to EMC and Environmental requirements, thermal considerations and design‑for‑manufacturability principles.
    • Certification in PCB: IPC CID, PCE or equivalent. EMC/SI/PI Advanced Training Certification.
    • Knowledge of IPC standards (IPC‑2221, IPC‑7351, IPC‑610, etc.)