Lead Accelerator PCB Designer (ECAD)

Los Alamos National Security LLC; Los Alamos (NM); On-site; USD 88,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PPO or HD medical insurance

Dental and vision insurance

401(k) with match

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) seeks an experienced PCB designer/ECAD specialist to own design activities for accelerator controls and instrumentation. You will develop schematics, layouts, libraries, and documentation while collaborating with R&D engineers, technicians, and suppliers to deliver manufacturable hardware.

The role requires strong ECAD skills, attention to grounding and signal integrity, and the ability to manage licenses, tooling, and project setup.

Qualifications

• Develop or revise schematics and PCB layouts using Siemens Xpedition/Mentor Graphics, Altium Designer, Cadence.
• Create/modify schematic symbols and footprints from manufacturer specifications.
• Understand grounding, layer stackups, routing, signal-integrity, and manufacturability.
• Read schematics, datasheets, fabrication drawings, assembly information, and applicable standards.
• Communicate clearly and collaborate with engineers, technicians, customers, suppliers, and other ECAD users.
• Plan and complete multiple assignments with changing priorities, deadlines, and customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and revise schematics and multilayer PCB layouts for accelerator controls and related electronics.
• Maintain schematic symbols, footprints, padstacks, and library data.
• Apply grounding, stackups, routing, and signal integrity practices.
• Support analog, mixed-signal, high-speed digital, RF, and instrumentation projects.
• Prepare drawings, fabrication and assembly information, and released design packages.
• Coordinate technical reviews and resolve fabrication questions with teams and suppliers.
• Administer ECAD environment including licenses, updates, project setup, and user support.
• Estimate design effort and support multiple projects.
• Provide PCB and control-system work for LANL and other customers.

Skills

Schematics/PCB Layouts

ECAD Software Proficiency

Schematic Symbols/Footprints

Communication & Collaboration

Project scheduling & multitasking

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering/Tech

Tools

Siemens Xpedition/Mentor Graphics

Altium Designer

Cadence

Xpedition Constraint Manager

Job description

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) seeks an experienced PCB designer/ECAD specialist to own design activities for accelerator controls and instrumentation. You will develop schematics, layouts, libraries, and documentation while collaborating with R&D engineers, technicians, and suppliers to deliver manufacturable hardware.

The role requires strong ECAD skills, attention to grounding and signal integrity, and the ability to manage licenses, tooling, and project setup.