Senior ECAD/PCB Designer: AI-Driven Automation

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

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.