Senior Printed Circuit Board Layout Designer - Communications

OTTO Engineering, Inc; Carpentersville (IL); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Printed Circuit Board Layout Designer to lead PCB design efforts. This role involves collaborating with engineering teams to create high-quality multi-layer PCB layouts while ensuring adherence to design rules and fabrication guidelines. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with Altium and a strong background in circuit design. This position offers a hybrid work model, allowing for flexibility while maintaining a strong focus on project schedules and quality. Join a dynamic team where your expertise will contribute to innovative product solutions and a collaborative work environment.

Benefits

Profit Sharing Bonus

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) with company match

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Paid Holidays

Company events

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years PCB layout experience required.
• Technical Associates Degree or better is necessary.
• 5 years of experience in Altium is essential.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain PCB library components and layouts.
• Collaborate with engineering teams for optimal design.
• Prepare fabrication files and ensure manufacturability.

Skills

Printed Circuit Board (PCB) layout

Altium

Circuit design

Attention to detail

Project management

Collaboration

Initiative

Education

Technical Associates Degree

Tools

Altium PCB Layout tool

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Senior Printed Circuit Board Layout Designer - Communications

OTTO’s opportunity:

Our Senior Printed Circuit Board Layout Designer will perform all aspects of Printed Circuit Design including creation and maintaining library components, collaborating with Electrical and Mechanical Engineering to convert schematics and board outlines & keep-outs into multi-layer printed circuit board designs, and providing quote and fabrication files to CMs and circuit board fabricators. Basic understanding of schematics circuit functions is needed to implement layout strategies necessary for optimal ESD, EMC, Power and Ground performance. Attention to board fabrication guidelines and design rules is paramount.

Note: The Senior Printed Circuit Board Layout Designer opportunity has the option to select a hybrid work model; one that requires one day a week on-site in Carpentersville with the option to work remotely on the other four days. However, during the initial training period, on-site attendance will be required for the first two weeks of employment.

Specifically, the Senior Printed Circuit Board Layout Designer will:

• Create and maintain new components into the OTTO PCB library (including schematic symbol, pads, solder mask, 3D geometry)
• Understand electronic symbols and basic circuit purpose and functions
• Implement strategic layouts with proper planning for power and ground, ESD, and EMC
• Collaborate with the Mechanical Engineering Team to establish board outlines and keep-outs
• Collaborate with the Electrical Engineering Team to import schematics, establish part placement, layer strategy, test and programming, and understand the design goals & requirements
• Collaborate with the factory to ensure a manufacturable and testable design
• Implement layouts following PCB tool design rules, OTTO processes & lessons learned, as well as understanding of cost tradeoffs and board fabrication constraints.
• Keen awareness of quality, cost, and project schedules
• Prepare fabrication/quote files, prints, and Bills of Material as needed to printed circuit board fabrication firms, Contract manufacturers, and Solder stencil fabricators
• Work on new designs as well as maintain and update old designs, including on occasion importing or converting PCBs from an older CAD system to Altium. Evaluate new versions / updates of the Altium PCB Layout tool. Ensure backward compatibility and stable platform prior to deployment
• Act as Altium system administrator for the department, including installing Altium into new PCs, ensuring all users are on the same version of Altium. Contacting Altium with any anomalies
• Contribute to maintaining and improving the OTTO Printed Circuit Board Layout process to ensure high quality
• Provide direction and training to and check work of less experienced Printed Circuit Board Layout Designers and PCB tool users

What you’ll need to bring to the table:

• Should have a minimum of 10 years of Printed Circuit Board (PCB) layout experience
• Technical Associates Degree or better
• Circuit Layout CAD training certificates / credentials
• At least 5 years of experience is required in Altium
• A self-assertive individual that will take the initiative to quickly gain product knowledge and be able to apply that knowledge with minimal direction
• Self-motivated, team-oriented individual who can work independently and can multiplex several tasks
• Maintain focus on project schedules and follow through to meet them
• Strong Attention to detail and quality
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft tools such as Excel, Word, etc.

What OTTO offers for this specific position:

The hiring range listed in this posting is what we, in good faith, anticipate relying on when confirming a base salary for this position; exceptions may be considered for highly experienced candidates with multiple years of at-level experience.

• Target base salary hiring range: $95,000 to $110,000, based on qualifications and experience.
• Profit Sharing Bonus - OTTO believes that it’s fair to share the profits that the employees help to make; profit sharing is distributed to employees twice a year. OTTO’s profit sharing plan is paid at the discretion of the company and is not a guaranteed bonus or any part of a compensation plan.
• Vacation: 120 hours - vacation time is earned on the anniversary date.

OTTO’s Benefits:

Health:

Medical Insurance-

• HMO Plan
• Standard PPO Plan
• Enhanced PPO Plan
• High Deductible PPO Plan
• FSA, LFSA, and HSA

Dental Insurance-

• Base Plan
• Buy-Up Plan

Vision Insurance

401(k) with a company match

Life insurance:

• Life/AD&D
• Voluntary Life/AD&D
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability

10 paid holidays

Company picnic

Holiday party

AND numerous OTTO celebrations throughout the year!

OTTO Engineering is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Disability/Veteran