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Job Title: PCB Design Engineer
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Duration: [Contract/Full-Time]
We are seeking an experienced PCB Design Engineer with expertise in high-speed digital board design and multi-layer PCB development. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and validating complex hardware platforms involving PCIe, DDR memory interfaces, and high-speed SerDes technologies.
Key Responsibilities- Design and develop complex multi-layer PCBs for high-speed digital systems.
- Create and review schematics, component selections, and board-level architectures.
- Perform PCB layout activities, stack-up planning, and routing for high-speed interfaces.
- Work with technologies such as PCIe Gen4/Gen5, DDR4/DDR5, DRAM, and high-speed SerDes.
- Collaborate with hardware, firmware, and software teams during board bring-up and debugging.
- Conduct signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) analysis to ensure design compliance.
- Support prototype builds, validation testing, and design verification activities.
- Work closely with manufacturing teams to ensure DFM/DFT compliance and successful product release.
- 5 years of experience in PCB Design and Hardware Development.
- Strong experience with multi-layer PCB design and high-speed board development.
- Hands-on experience with PCIe Gen4/Gen5, DDR4/DDR5, DRAM, and SerDes interfaces.
- Proficiency in schematic capture and PCB layout tools such as Cadence Allegro, OrCAD, Altium Designer, or similar.
- Good understanding of Signal Integrity (SI), Power Integrity (PI), and EMC/EMI considerations.
- Experience in hardware bring-up, debugging, and validation.
- Strong knowledge of PCB manufacturing processes and design best practices.