Digital Design & SoC Architecture
RF, Wireless & Photonics
$86,600 - $182,500 USD yearly
About the role
The CAD Engineer serves as the technical lead for PCB design and fabrication across all RF and power product lines, combining CAD and layout expertise with IPC standards knowledge.
What you'll do
- Design high-speed, complex PCBs ensuring high-frequency RF performance, thermal efficiency, and compliance with industry standards.
- Utilize Altium Designer for schematic and PCB design.
- Work closely with mechanical, electrical, and testing teams.
- Collaborate with suppliers to source components and materials ensuring designs meet quality, cost, and efficiency objectives.
- Produce drawings and build data required for manufacturing.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s Degree in electrical engineering, a related field, or equivalent PCB design experience.
- 5+ years of experience designing in Altium Designer.
- Strong knowledge of RF design, power, and thermal management.
- Expertise in Cadence Allegro (System Capture / Allegro X) or a willingness to learn.
- Knowledge of transmission line theory, impedance control, signal propagation, reflection, crosstalk, termination methods, power delivery networks (PDN), and grounding techniques.
- Understanding of circuits including RF, analog, digital, USB, Ethernet, audio, video, and DDR memory.
- Experience with design for manufacturability and fabrication processes.
- Ability to write technical documents and work instructions.
Nice to have
- Experience with AutoCAD or ADS.
- Ability to write SKILL code in Cadence.
- Proficiency in SolidWorks.
- Experience performing pre- and post-layout Signal Integrity (SI), Power Integrity (PI), and Electromagnetic (EM) analysis.
Skills: Altium Designer, PCB Design, Cadence Allegro, Signal Integrity, RF PCB
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