PCB Layout Design Engineer

HCLTech; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

HCLTech is seeking an experienced PCB Layout Design Engineer to own end-to-end layout for complex server hardware. The role emphasizes high-speed digital design, signal integrity, and tight impedance control in collaboration with electrical and mechanical teams.

You will drive manufacturing-fit designs, support prototyping and production bring-up, and contribute to HDI methodologies including blind vias and microvias. Equal opportunity employer with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 10-14 years of PCB CAD design and layout experience for high-performance hardware.
• Advanced proficiency in PCB layout and routing using Cadence Allegro.
• Experience with HDI technologies including blind vias and microvia processes.
• Designs for high-density server and data center hardware.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end PCB layout execution for complex, high-density server hardware designs.
• Perform high-speed digital PCB layout for interfaces such as DDR5/LPDDR5, USB 3.2 and higher-speed interfaces.
• Ensure adherence to impedance, signal integrity, length matching, via optimization, and crosstalk mitigation.
• Collaborate with Electrical Engineers on layout-driven recommendations for component placement and PDN optimization.
• Lead DFM, DFA, and DFT reviews with fabricators and contract manufacturers.

Skills

Cadence Allegro

HDI design

High-speed design

Signal integrity

Power integrity

SoC layout

FPGA layout

DFM/DFT

Layer stack-up

Cadence CES

Tools

Cadence Constraint Editor

Job description

HCLTech is looking for a highly talented and self-motivated PCB Layout Design Engineer to join it in advancing the technological world through innovation and creativity.

Job Title: PCB Layout Design Engineer

Job ID: 135503

Position Type: Full Time

Key Responsibilities

PCB Design & Layout

• Own end-to-end PCB layout execution for complex, high-density server and data center hardware designs.
• Perform high-speed digital PCB layout for interfaces such as:
• HBM
• DDR4/DDR5/LPDDR5
• USB 3.2 and higher-speed interfaces
• Ensure adherence to controlled impedance requirements, signal integrity guidelines, length matching, via optimization, and crosstalk mitigation techniques.
• Develop and enforce PCB design rules for high-speed digital, analog, mixed-signal, and power domains.

Engineering Collaboration

• Partner with Electrical Engineers during schematic reviews to provide layout-driven recommendations on:
• Component placement
• Signal routing methodologies
• Power Distribution Network (PDN) optimization
• Stack-up planning
• Collaborate with Mechanical Engineers to resolve board-level constraints involving:
• Connector placement
• Thermal considerations
• Enclosure integration
• Layer stack-up architecture

Manufacturing & Quality

• Lead Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and Design for Testability (DFT) reviews with PCB fabricators and contract manufacturers.
• Ensure designs meet manufacturability, yield, reliability, and quality objectives.
• Drive implementation of HDI design methodologies, including blind, buried, and microvia technologies.

Standards & Documentation

• Maintain and improve PCB design processes, corporate standards, stack-up libraries, and footprint libraries.
• Support prototype and production builds through:
• Layout documentation
• Net tracing analysis
• ECO implementation
• Design revision management
• Provide layout support during bring-up, validation, and production-release activities.

Skill Requirements

• 10-14 years of PCB CAD design and layout experience in high-performance hardware development.
• Mandatory hands-on experience with Cadence Allegro PCB Designer v23.1 or later.
• Advanced proficiency in PCB layout and routing using Cadence Allegro.
• Strong knowledge of CAD tools for both 2D and 3D design environments.
• Extensive experience with HDI PCB technologies, including:
• Blind vias
• Sequential lamination processes
• Experience designing boards based on:
• High-complexity SoCs
• Microprocessors
• FPGA-based architectures
• Proven ability to deliver high-density, high-speed PCB layouts supporting:
• DDR5/LPDDR5 memory systems
• Mixed analog and digital circuitry
• Strong understanding of signal integrity, power integrity, and high-speed design practices.
• Deep expertise in Cadence Constraint Editor System (CES) and constraint-driven PCB design methodology.
• Strong working knowledge of:
• DFM (Design for Manufacturability)
• DFA (Design for Assembly)
• DFT (Design for Testability)
• Experience working directly with PCB fabrication houses and manufacturing partners.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and presentation skills.

Pay and Benefits

Pay Range Minimum: $78000/Year

Pay Range Maximum: $148000/Year

HCLTech is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees regardless of race, religion, sex, color, age, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, physical disability or genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with federal, state, and/or local law. Should any applicant have concerns about discrimination in the hiring process, they should provide a detailed report of those concerns to [e-mail] for investigation.

Compensation and Benefits

A candidate’s pay within the range will depend on their work location, skills, experience, education, and other factors permitted by law. This role may also be eligible for performance-based bonuses subject to company policies. In addition, this role is eligible for the following benefits subject to company policies: medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, life, accidental death & dismemberment, and disability insurance; employee assistance program; 401(k) retirement plan; 10 days of paid time off per year (some positions are eligible for need-based leave with no designated number of leave days per year); and 10 paid holidays per year.

How You’ll Grow

At HCLTech, we offer continuous opportunities for you to find your spark and grow with us. We want you to be happy and satisfied with your role and to really learn what type of work sparks your brilliance the best. Throughout your time with us, we offer transparent communication with senior-level employees, learning and career development programs at every level, and opportunities to experiment in different roles or even pivot industries. We believe that you should be in control of your career with unlimited opportunities to find the role that fits you best.