PCB Systems Architect: Design, Libraries & Lifecycle

Symbotic LLC; Wilmington (MA); Hybride; USD 101 000 - 139 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Symbotic is seeking a PCB Systems Architect — Design & Component Strategy to elevate how we design and scale PCB systems across the company. You will define tools, libraries, and component strategies that enable rapid development and reliable hardware in our Bot Hardware team.

You will lead Altium ecosystem consolidation, manage library lifecycle, drive cost reductions, and ensure PLM integration while mentoring engineers and aligning standards across projects; travel up to 10% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Manufacturing Engineering.
• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in PCB layout design, component engineering, or a related hardware discipline.
• Deep expertise in Altium Designer; familiarity with OrCAD Capture and/or Eagle a strong plus.
• Experience with component engineering, part qualification, and lifecycle management.
• Background in automotive-grade component selection preferred - robotics, automotive, or industrial electronics experience ideal.

Responsabilités

• Enable the Engineering Team - Tool & Library Management: Administer and optimize Altium Designer licenses, coordinate upgrades, and partner with IT for enterprise-level tool management.
• Lead the consolidation of schematic and layout libraries across multiple existing design environments into a unified Altium ecosystem.
• Establish and maintain a unified, authoritative Altium component library linked to our PLM system.
• Develop, document, and champion the end-to-end process for submitting Altium designs to PLM.
• Component Engineering - Strategy & Lifecycle: Drive adoption of automotive-grade components across new platform designs for best-in-class reliability.
• Build and manage a common component platform strategy to accelerate design reuse and rapid product rollout.
• Lead proactive cost reduction efforts through multi-vendor qualification and long-lifecycle component selection.
• Synchronize new part creation workflows between Altium and PLM to eliminate errors and delays.
• Qualify and validate alternate components to ensure supply chain resilience.
• Own component lifecycle management: monitor end-of-life alerts, plan transitions, and maintain supply continuity.
• PCB Layout Design - Excellence & Migration: Serve as the primary layout designer for PCBAs developed by the electrical engineering team.
• Review all new layout designs to ensure quality, reliability, and adherence to Symbotic standards.
• Provide layout support to cross-functional teams across the organization.
• Own the migration of legacy designs into Altium, fully integrated into Symbotic's design environment.
• Define and enforce layout standards that raise the bar across all new product development.

Connaissances

PCB Layout

Component Engineering

Signal Integrity

EMC Design

PLM Workflows

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering

Outils

Altium Designer

OrCAD Capture

Eagle

Description du poste

Symbotic is seeking a PCB Systems Architect — Design & Component Strategy to elevate how we design and scale PCB systems across the company. You will define tools, libraries, and component strategies that enable rapid development and reliable hardware in our Bot Hardware team.

You will lead Altium ecosystem consolidation, manage library lifecycle, drive cost reductions, and ensure PLM integration while mentoring engineers and aligning standards across projects; travel up to 10% may be required.