What are the responsibilities and job description for the PCB Design Engineer, Electronic Systems position at Tesla?
The high-speed layout team is responsible for layout of the physical hardware that delivers the autonomous driving capability, high performance computing and infotainment experience to Tesla vehicles and Tesla Super Computer AI. The team designs the complex, high speed printed circuit boards that delivers on computation performance while meeting efficiency, cost and reliability. We are looking for a PCB Layout Design Engineer to implement effective design practices to bring high speed print circuit board from proof of concept to mass production.
- High speed PCB layout: implement effective high speed design practices into complex multilayer HDI PCB.
- Communication: work effectively with cross functional teams to ensure design requirements are met and provide feedback and solution on the board level for the issues related to hardware, SI/PI, mechanical, thermal and manufacturing.
- Effectiveness: optimize PCB design to minimize DFM/DFT issues as indicated by vendors.
- Support: generate documentation for PCB fabrications and assembly.
- 3 years of relevant circuit board design experience.
- Work effectively with cross functional teams to ensure design requirements are met and provide feedback and solution on the board level for the issues related to hardware, SI/PI, mechanical, thermal and manufacturing.
- Proficiency in HDI PCB design using fine pitch BGA with multilayer PCB boards.
- Proficiency in Cadence Allegro.
- Experience with high-speed interface layout design rules such as DRAM, CSI, PCIe, etc.
- Experience with power supply and switching regulators layout.
- Work with vendors and manufactures to resolve issues related to PCB fabrications and assembly.
- Knowledge on PCB materials and develop board stackup per design requirement.
- Strong capability to drive project and finish qualified design on time.
- Experience with IPC standards and practices. CID an asset.
- Excellent communication skills with strong initiative and the ability to work in a highly collaborative, team environment.
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