Principal PCB CAD Designer

• Lead all of the Spot team’s PCB/A CAD design
• Place and layout complex rigid, flex, and rigid-flex board designs spanning Analog, RF, power, and embedded computing designs
• Manage outsourcing overflow work to third party CAD houses
• Be the team’s Altium expert by helping engineers use the tools effectively, develop automated workflows/scripting, commonize board rule sets, etc.
• DfX resolution
• Package and release board design files for manufacture
• Create and review ECOs in Arena
• Manage and build out a company-wide shared component library
• Drive board builds with support from supply chain
• Collaborate closely with mechanical, signal integrity, and test engineering teams
• Assist with component engineering tasks (multi-sourcing & resolving obsolescence issues)

• Degree in electrical engineering, physics, or closely related field
• At least 10 years of directly related work experience (12+ preferred)
• Strong understanding of circuit board design including stackup, via structures, material selection, HDI technologies, and DfX
• Knowledge of the physics of electrical engineering (e.g. transmission line theory and effects of layout on signal performance)
• Expert level Altium user
• Familiarity with PLMs (Arena preferred)
• A love of collaborating with electrical design engineers
• Appreciation for what quality layout looks like and a willingness to iterate until it’s right
• Highly detail-oriented and organized

• Component engineering experience
• Experience with simulation tools (e.g. ANSYS tools)
• Prior electrical engineering circuit design experience
• Deep understanding of circuit board manufacturing process
• Familiarity with Python, Delphiscript, or similar scripting languages

medical, dental vision, 401(k), paid time off and a annual bonus structure