PCB Designer

rivos

7+ Years | Santa Clara, California, United States (On Site) | Full Time | 48 months ago
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Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced full-time PCB designer to contribute to PCB design planning and feasibility studies. Responsibilities include PCB/package co-design, component placement, routing, and developing PCB design methodologies. Key tasks involve technology and material selection, stackup definition, power planning, high-speed signal route studies, footprint and library creation, critical component ballmap optimization, impedance calculation, and DFM/DFA.

Must Have

  • PCB design planning and feasibility study
  • PCB/package co-design
  • Component placement and routing
  • PCB design methodology development
  • Experience with high power, high speed, high layer count PCB design
  • Advanced PCB material and technology knowledge
  • Expertise with Cadence Allegro PCB and APD tool chain
  • Proactive engagement with cross-functional engineers
  • Basic SIPI knowledge
  • Basic thermal/mechanical knowledge
  • Overall CPU/SOC/Microcontroller knowledge
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Great team player
  • Highly motivated and self-driven

Good to Have

  • CPU server, networking board design experience

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced full-time PCB designer who can help us do PCB design planning and feasibility study, PCB/package co-design, component placement and routing, PCB design and methodology development.

Responsibilities:

  • PCB technology and material selection
  • Stackup definition, power planning, high-speed signal route study with SIPI engineers
  • Footprint and library build up
  • Critical component ballmap optimization with package designers
  • Feasibility study
  • Component placement
  • Power constraints
  • HSIO constraint manager file generation
  • Impedance calculation
  • DFM/DFA
  • PCB design methodology development
  • PCB vendor interaction

Requirements:

  • Knowledge and experience of high power, high speed, high layer count PCB design
  • Advanced PCB material and technology knowledge
  • Expert with Cadence Allegro PCB and APD tool chain
  • Willing to and proactively engage with system EE, SIPI, thermal/mechanical engineer, and package designers on early design exploration and solution path finding
  • Basic SIPI knowledge
  • Basic thermal/mechanical knowledge
  • CPU/SOC/Microcontroller overall knowledge
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Great team player
  • Highly motivated and self driven

Education and Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree or technical training in PCB design
  • CPU server, networking board design experience preferred
  • Minimum 7 years related experience

3 Skills Required For This Role

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