What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior PCB Design Engineer and ECAD Librarian position at Acuity Inc.?
QSC is creating exceptional, people-centric experiences with the perfect balance of technology and creativity. Q-SYS, our innovative full stack audio, video and control platform, unifies data, devices and a cloud-first architecture, empowering organizations to deliver transformative AV experiences across built spaces. Building on the QSC legacy, QSC Audio delivers audio technology that empowers live entertainers and sound reinforcement professionals with the confidence to create and deliver memorable experiences for their audiences.
Atrius, Distech Controls and QSC are part of the Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS) business segment. Our mission is to make spaces smarter, safer and greener through our strategy of connecting the edge with the cloud using disruptive technologies that leverage data interoperability.
Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.
We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and an audio, video and control platform. We focus on customer outcomes and drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns. We look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals. Acuity Inc. is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America, Europe and Asia. The Company is powered by approximately 13,000 dedicated and talented associates. Visit us at www.acuityinc.com.
Job Summary
The Senior PCB Design Engineer and Altium Librarian is primarily responsible for management of the QSC Altium libraries, as well as the layout of complex printed circuit boards including digital, analog, mixed signal, and high-power technologies. The candidate must have well-developed competency in PCB design & manufacturing and must have previous experience designing 2–12-layer PCBs with flat & hierarchical schematics.
By joining the QSC team, you will own the library management and PCB layout processes, and work with electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing engineers and project leaders to ensure designs are on schedule with high quality and reliability. You will also work collaboratively with the design engineering team at multiple USA locations and internationally. You will be exposed to a challenging, collaborative, fun, and innovative environment. We encourage employees to take ownership, to color outside the lines, and to imagine possibilities. Our culture is casual but dynamic, with cross-functional teams collaborating to create memorable audio-visual experiences that bring joy to people, wherever they are. At QSC, fun and hard work go hand in hand. Join us and make a difference in the way people experience movies, meetings, presentations, live performances, and much more.
This position is full-time onsite at the Q-SYS offices in Ft Wayne, IN, Costa Mesa, CA, or Boulder, CO, and is not eligible for remote work.
Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)
1. Manage all activities associated with ECAD library management and PCB layout design.
2. Design PCB layout for a range of products within the audio, video, and control industry.
3. Work collaboratively with the design engineering team in multiple domestic and international locations.
4. Work with the NPI team in USA and internationally to ensure PCB release documentation is complete and improve product manufacturability both at QSC manufacturing and contract manufacturing sites.
5. Provide engineering support for product sustaining due to EOL components and materials.
6. Define technical and program direction, priorities, and processes necessary to support the manufacture of products and the improvement of manufacturing processes.
7. Work with the manager and senior team members in Hardware Engineering to develop, track, and communicate tasks to meet timing and feature/quality objectives for new product development and sustaining engineering projects.
8. Work closely with New Product Development, Manufacturing, Quality, and Test Engineering.
9. The candidate will also work directly with PCB fabricators on technical questions and fabrication issues and will be responsible for mentoring junior designers.
10. Participate in design reviews and provide design feedback to peers and design partners.
11. Perform other duties as assigned.
Education (minimum education required)
Skills and Minimum Experience Required
1. B.S. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent is required.
2. 5 years of work experience designing, building, testing analog and digital circuits and related subsystems, ideally in commercial or professional video or audio/video markets.
3. Must have extensive experience with schematic design, footprint/library creation (both SMT & thru-hole components) using IPC Standards, PCB layout using manual routing for multilayer boards, thorough knowledge of SMT packages, generation of design files, involvement in complete documentation package including BOMs, fabrication and assembly drawing.
4. Experience working with Altium, Cadence Allegro, and Hyperlynx for Signal Integrity preferred.
5. Extensive understanding of PCB stack-up requirements based on design complexity and design requirements.
6. Experience is preferred with DDRx, PCIe, MIPI, LVDS interfaces, audio/video, cameras, LCDs, HDMI, PoE, and familiar with transmission line concepts.
7. Experience in DFA, DFM, DFT and EMI - EMC standards as well as processes and design implementation.
8. Excellent communication and problem-solving skills: issue identification, resolution, providing mentorship and guidance to team members.
9. Ability to work in an environment where processes and standards may not be well defined, and to develop and define those standards when required.
Physical Requirements
- Sedentary Work
Travel Requirements
- 1-20%
QSC. is owned by Acuity Inc., which is located in the United States. These companies share a global recruitment system on which the data you provide will be stored, and which will be subject to the laws of the United States of America.
The range for this position is $91,000 to $164,000. Placement within this range may vary, depending on the applicant’s experience and geographic location. Acuity offers generous benefits including health care, dental coverage, vision plans, 401K benefits, and commissions/incentive compensation depending on role. For a list of our benefits, click here.
We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regards to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, covered veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Salary : $91,000 - $164,000