Senior Designer

HCL Technologies; Jasper (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

HCL Technologies in Alabama seeks an experienced ECAD professional to advance PCB workflows using AI/ML-driven automation. You will design, prototype, and deploy intelligent tooling that accelerates PCB placement and routing, and build a digital-twin representation of board data.

Applicants should combine strong PCB domain knowledge with practical AI/ML development skills, translating expertise into scalable tooling and automated design processes that integrate with existing ECAD workstreams.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with ECAD tools for schematic capture and PCB layout.
• Strong PCB design knowledge including placement and routing.
• Hands-on AI/ML development using Python and PyTorch.
• Experience translating domain knowledge into automated tooling.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on experience with ECAD tools for schematic capture and PCB layout.
• Knowledge of schematic design, constraints, and electrical verification.
• Knowledge of PCB design, including component placement and routing.
• Practical AI/ML development using Python and PyTorch.
• Familiarity with agentic AI / LLM-based automation in engineering.
• Experience automating design workflows and data-management processes.
• Ability to translate domain expertise into scalable tooling.

Skills

ECAD tooling

PCB design

SoC fanout/routing

Schematic design

Python

ML frameworks (PyTorch)

AI/ML development

Workflow automation

Tools

Cadence Allegro/OrCAD

Mentor Xpedition

Altium

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced ECAD professional with deep PCB design expertise to help advance our workflow methodology through AI/ML-driven automation. In this role, you will design, prototype, and deploy intelligent tooling that accelerates PCB workflows, including automated PCB placement, SoC fanout automation, and the development of a digital-twin representation of PCB board data. You will combine strong PCB domain knowledge with practical AI/ML development skills to transform how boards are placed, routed, and represented.

Key Responsibilities

• Hands‑on experience with industry‑standard ECAD tools for both schematic capture and PCB layout (e.g., Cadence Allegro/OrCAD, Mentor/Siemens Xpedition, Altium).
• Demonstrated working knowledge of schematic design, including constraint management and electrical verification workflows.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of PCB design, including component placement, SoC fanout/routing, and board data structures.
• Practical AI/ML development experience (Python and common ML frameworks such as PyTorch), including building and integrating models into real workflows.
• Familiarity with agentic AI / LLM‑based automation concepts and their application to engineering workflows.
• Experience automating or accelerating design workflows, including release and data‑management processes.
• Ability to translate domain expertise into automated, scalable tooling.

Skill Requirements

Customer is looking for Senior developers to augment their ECAD workflow development team with coding experts and with mid‑level knowledge on PCBs. Focus is on coding, tools scripting to agentic level.

Other Requirements

• Candidates should have strong coding and AI/ML expertise, along with a moderate level of ECAD/PCB knowledge.
• India Location is not a constraint, provided there is sufficient overlap with US Pacific Time (1-2 hrs).

During the initial month, engineers will need to work US hours until they are fully ramped up and self‑sufficient.