Senior PCB Layout Engineer

Econolite Group; Anaheim (CA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Paid holidays

Medical plans

Dental and vision coverage

Flexible spending accounts

401(k) match

Job summary

Econolite Group in Anaheim, CA is seeking a PCB Designer to provide layout support for the Electrical Hardware Engineering Team. You will create PCB layouts from schematics using Altium Designer and coordinate with engineers on stackups, impedance, and routing.

Responsibilities include generating Gerbers and fabrication data, maintaining libraries, supporting prototype builds, and ensuring manufacturability. This full-time exempt role offers competitive pay and benefits.

Qualifications

• 5-years’ experience designing printed circuit boards using tools such as Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro/OrCAD, KiCad, PADS, or similar.
• Understanding of PCB fabrication and assembly processes.
• Ability to read and understand electrical schematics.
• Experience with component placement, trace routing, copper pours, vias, controlled impedance, and design rules.
• Familiarity with IPC standards for PCBA design.
• Knowledge of DFM, DFA, and DFT principles.
• Strong attention to detail and good documentation habits.

Responsibilities

• Create PCB layouts from electrical schematics and design requirements using Altium Designer.
• Place components and route traces for digital, analog, power, and high-speed circuits.
• Work with electrical engineers to define stackups, impedance requirements, clearance rules, grounding strategy, and routing constraints.
• Generate PCB fabrication and assembly files, including Gerbers, drill files, pick-and-place files, assembly drawings, and fabrication notes.
• Maintain PCB libraries, including schematic symbols, footprints, and 3D models.
• Perform design rule checks and review layouts for manufacturability and reliability.
• Coordinate with mechanical engineers to ensure board outlines, mounting holes, connectors, keepouts, and enclosure constraints are correct. Use SolidWorks to validate PCBA against mechanical models.
• Support prototype builds, board bring-up, and troubleshooting. Knowledge of common lab equipment (Oscilloscope, DMM, soldering, etc.).
• Work with PCB fabricators and contract manufacturers to resolve layout, fabrication, or assembly issues.
• Stay up to date with current technologies. Research and suggest new methods/processes for the company to follow.

Skills

PCB design

Schematic reading

DFM/DFT

IPC standards

Attention to detail

Documentation

Tools

Altium Designer

Cadence Allegro/OrCAD

KiCad

PADS

Job description

Econolite Group in Anaheim, CA is seeking a PCB Designer to provide layout support for the Electrical Hardware Engineering Team. You will create PCB layouts from schematics using Altium Designer and coordinate with engineers on stackups, impedance, and routing.

Responsibilities include generating Gerbers and fabrication data, maintaining libraries, supporting prototype builds, and ensuring manufacturability. This full-time exempt role offers competitive pay and benefits.