PCB Components Librarian

Trident Systems Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 63,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Life insurance with AD&D

Disability insurance (short-term)

Disability insurance (long-term)

Spending accounts (HSA, FSA, DCFSA)

Paid time off

Holidays

401(k) with company match

Leaves (Parental, maternity, military)

Annual discretionary bonus

Job summary

Trident Systems is seeking a PCB Components Librarian to own, maintain, and govern the Altium component library and Altium Enterprise Server infrastructure for space-grade, high-rel designs. This role ensures configuration control, traceability, and strict adherence to standards for 5-year VPX production.

You will lead footprint design, derating criteria, lifecycle management, and the Altium Part Request process, with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field.
• 4 years of related experience OR 8 years in lieu of degree.
• Experience managing electronic component libraries, library governance, and CAD data systems.
• Deep proficiency in Altium Designer and Altium Enterprise Server administration.
• Space & Automotive Standards: IPC J-STD-001 Space, IPC-6012 Space, EEE-INST-002, AEC-Q100/101/200, PEM screening/qualification methodologies.
• Hardware Domain: VPX boards and high-density, high-reliability forms.
• Manufacturing Integration: contract manufacturer data requirements and resolving defects.

Responsibilities

• Administer Altium Enterprise Server access, security, and revision control.
• Design and verify IPC space footprints per space addenda.
• Enforce EEE-INST-002 Level 3 parameter sets and labels.
• Track AEC-Q101/200 components and PEM screening.
• Define derating criteria in Altium schemas.
• Track component lifecycles for 5+ year production cycles and manage alternates.
• Oversee Altium Part Request process validation.
• Support travel or off-site work as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Component library governance

CAD data systems

Hardware troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field

Tools

Altium Designer

Altium Enterprise Server

Job description

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PCB Components Librarian

Full Time Employee Full-Time US

17 days ago Requisition ID: 1840

Salary Range: $63,000.00 To $149,000.00 Annually

Position Title:PCB Components Librarian
Requisition ID:1840
Position Location:Remote
Position Reports To:Senior Manager, Electrical Engineering
Supervises Others:No

At Trident Systems Space Electronic Systems (SES) division, we believe in the power of using strong engineering principles to drive innovation and solve complex problems. We foster a culture of rigorous engineering and continuous improvement, leveraging the full knowledge of our organization through collaborative product development processes that include design and peer reviews. We combine our expertise in space electronics with right-sized development processes to create innovative, high-performance space-based electronic systems that meet our customers' evolving needs.

We are a mission partner supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, and Civil space customers. We develop complex, radiation effects mitigated, designs that balance competing requirements in modern space programs, delivering cutting-edge solutions that enable our customers to achieve more in space.

Position Summary

You will own, maintain, and govern the Altium component library and Altium Enterprise Server infrastructure. This role is vital to ensure absolute configuration control, traceability, and strict adherence to space-grade high-reliability standards for 5-year production mission VPX cards.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Altium Enterprise Server Administration: Administer user access rights, role-based security, revision control, and data integrity within the Altium Enterprise environment.
• Space-Grade Footprint Design: Create and verify IPC-compliant footprints tailored specifically for compliance with IPC J-STD-001 Space Addendum and IPC-6012 Space Addendum.
• EEE Level 3 Classification: Manage and enforce the parameter sets for EEE-INST-002 Level 3 component selections, ensuring accurate screening and tracking labels in the database.
• Automotive & COTS Up-Screening Support: Track, classify, and manage parametric metadata for commercial and automotive-grade parts, including AEC-Q101 and AEC-Q200 components.
• PEM Component Governance: Define and track structural parameters and risk profiles for PEMs (Plastic Encapsulated Microcircuits) utilized in spaceflight designs. [3]
• Derating Rule Enforcement: Embed and automate part-level derating criteria within Altium parameter schemas to support engineering compliance with electrical stress rules.
• Lifecycle & Obsolescence Governance: Track component lifecycles meticulously to support 5+ year production cycles; mitigate risk by proactively qualifying approved alternates.
• Process Workflow Enforcement: Manage the Altium Part Request process, ensuring engineering requests are fully vetted for quality, parametric accuracy, and spaceflight heritage before release.
• Ability to support travel or off-site work, as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field
• 4 years of related experience OR 8 years in lieu of degree
• Experience managing electronic component libraries, library governance, and CAD data systems
• Deep proficiency in Altium Designer and Altium Enterprise Server administration
• Space & Automotive Standards: Working knowledge of IPC J-STD-001 Space, IPC-6012 Space, EEE-INST-002, AEC-Q100/101/200, and PEM screening/qualification methodologies
• Hardware Domain: Experience handling high-density, high-reliability form factors like VPX boards
• Manufacturing Integration: Proven experience managing contract manufacturer data requirements and resolving component-level solderability or manufacturing defects

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $63,000 - $149,000

Please Note: Actual compensation offered will be determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skills, education, certifications, internal equity, business considerations, and geographic location where applicable.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits including but not limited to:

• Medical
• Vision
• Basic life with AD&D
• Short term disability
• Long term disability
• Ancillary (Voluntary life with AD&D, accident, critical illness, hospital, and pet)
• Spending accounts (HSA, FSA, and DCFSA)
• Paid time off
• Holidays
• 401(k) (including company match)
• Leaves (Parental, maternity, and military)
• Annual discretionary bonus (for eligible roles)

Trident Systems reserves the right to change or assign other duties to this position.

Trident Solutions is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [e-mail].

Pay Transparency: The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)