PWB Design Engineer — Power/SMT, 9/80 Schedule

Rantec Power Systems, Inc; Los Osos (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Medical benefits (PPO, HSA)

Dental & Vision insurance

401K with matching up to 6%

Vacation 2 weeks to start + holidays +

Every other Friday off (9/80 schedule)

Free catered lunch on Fridays

Job summary

Rantec Power Systems, Inc. in Los Osos, California, is seeking a lead PCB designer to develop internal PWB design guidelines and produce schematics, layout, and manufacturing documentation for power supply products.

You will interface with PWB vendors to ensure manufacturability, maintain component libraries, and support manufacturing and test activities across engineering teams. A BS in EE and 5 years in PCB design with IPC/IEEE knowledge are preferred; Altium and Mentor Graphics tools are used.

Qualifications

• BS degree in electrical engineering is desirable.
• 5 years or more in PCB design/layout and SMT experience.
• Familiarity with IPC and IEEE standards relating to PWB design.
• Proficient CAD/PWB tools including Altium Designer, MicroStation, Expedition PCB and Mentor Graphics Design Capture.

Responsibilities

• Design printed circuit boards. Develop internal design guidelines for PWB design issues. Produce schematics and layout, and create fabrication drawings and data files for suppliers and manufacturing.
• Support manufacturability by applying SMT and data process knowledge; ensure consistent drawing standards between PWB vendor and Rantec.
• Maintain electronic libraries of schematic symbols and footprints; develop internal standards for libraries.
• Prepare fabrication drawings, manufacturing data and Gerber data for procurement of boards and stencils.
• Develop manufacturing documentation: Quad files, assembly drawings, BOMs and related docs.
• Write ECNs and manage changes in engineering and manufacturing documentation.

Skills

PWB design

PCB layout

SMT manufacturing

Vendor coordination

Material science knowledge

Team collaboration

Education

BS degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

MicroStation

Expedition PCB

Mentor Graphics Design Capture

Job description

Rantec Power Systems, Inc. in Los Osos, California, is seeking a lead PCB designer to develop internal PWB design guidelines and produce schematics, layout, and manufacturing documentation for power supply products.

You will interface with PWB vendors to ensure manufacturability, maintain component libraries, and support manufacturing and test activities across engineering teams. A BS in EE and 5 years in PCB design with IPC/IEEE knowledge are preferred; Altium and Mentor Graphics tools are used.